Where does “kerfi” come from?

kerfi (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *kerbą, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kerfi (Old Norse): bundle

Definitions

  1. bundle

Ancestry of “kerfi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kerbą—
2Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kerfi”

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