Where does “karbować” come from?

karbować (Polish) comes from Middle High German kerben, from Old High German kërban, 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...

karbować (Polish): to notch; to crimp

Definitions

  1. to notch; to crimp

Ancestry of “karbować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankerbento notch
2Old High Germankërban—
3Proto-West Germanickerbanto carve, to cut
4Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “karbować”

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