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

Definitions

  1. basket

Ancestry of “korb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickurbaz—
2Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “korb”

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