Where does “korb” come from?
korb (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
korb (Proto-West Germanic): basket
Ancestry of “korb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “korb”