Where does “(s)kerb(ʰ)-” come from?

(s)kerb(ʰ)- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

(s)kerb(ʰ)- (Proto-Indo-European): to turn, bend, shrink

Definitions

  1. to turn, bend, shrink

Ancestry of “(s)kerb(ʰ)-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “(s)kerb(ʰ)-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →
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