Where does “korvet” come from?

korvet (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قوروت, from French corvette, from Middle Dutch korf, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

korvet (Turkish): corvette

Definitions

  1. corvette

Ancestry of “korvet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوروت—
2Frenchcorvettecorvette
3Middle Dutchkorf—
4Latincorbisbasket; basketful
5Proto-West Germanickorbbasket
6Proto-Germanickurbaz—
7Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krebô →