Where does “kurfr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kurfr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickurbiza cut; a score; notch
2Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kurfr”

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