Where does “karbownica” come from?

karbownica (Polish) comes from Polish karbować, 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...

karbownica (Polish): crimping iron, hair crimper; tally

Definitions

  1. crimping iron, hair crimper; tally

Ancestry of “karbownica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkarbowaćto notch; to crimp
2Middle High Germankerbento notch
3Old High Germankërban—
4Proto-West Germanickerbanto carve, to cut
5Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kerbaną →
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