Where does “kerva” come from?

kerva (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic kerban, from Proto-Germanic kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kerva (Old Frisian): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “kerva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickerbanto carve, to cut
2Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kerbaną →