Where does “garva” come from?
garva (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German gerwen, from Old Saxon gerwian, from Proto-West Germanic garwijan, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
garva (Swedish): to tan (turn (animal hide) into leather)
Definitions
- to tan (turn (animal hide) into leather)
Ancestry of “garva”, step by step
garva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German gerwen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | gerwen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | gerwian | to prepare |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | garwijan | to prepare, to ready |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |