Where does “kärv” come from?

kärv (Swedish) comes from Old Norse þjarfr, from Proto-Germanic þerbaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terbh-.

kärv (Swedish): harsh, rough, rugged

Definitions

  1. harsh, rough, rugged

Ancestry of “kärv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþjarfrunleavened of bread
2Proto-Germanicþerbazunleavened; fresh
3Proto-Indo-European(s)terbh-—

Words derived from “kärv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terbh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þerbaz →Every word from Old Norse þjarfr →