Where does “corfen” come from?

corfen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kurbanaz, from Proto-Germanic kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “corfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickurbanaz—
2Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “corfen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kerbaną →