Where does “korv” come from?
korv (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish korver, from Old Norse kurfr, from Proto-Germanic kurbiz, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
korv (Swedish): a sausage
Ancestry of “korv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | korver | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | kurfr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kurbiz | a cut; a score; notch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “korv”