Where does “kërban” come from?

kërban (Old High German) 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...

Ancestry of “kërban”, 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...

Words derived from “kërban

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