Where does “kerban” come from?

kerban (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kerban (Proto-West Germanic): to carve, to cut

Definitions

  1. to carve, to cut

Ancestry of “kerban”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kerban”

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