Where does “korf” come from?
korf (Old Frisian) comes 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 |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “korf”