Where does “korf” come from?
korf (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon korf, from Proto-Germanic *korb, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “korf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | korf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *korb | — |
| 3 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “korf”