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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kurbi

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kurbiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to scratch, notch”).

Noun

*kurbi m

  1. incision
  2. notch
  3. clipping

Inflection
i-stem
Singular
Nominative *kurbi
Genitive *kurbī
Singular Plural
Nominative *kurbi *kurbī
Accusative *kurbi *kurbī
Genitive *kurbī *kurbijō
Dative *kurbī *kurbim, *kurbijum
Instrumental *kurbī *kurbim, *kurbijum

Descendants
  • Old English: cyrf
    • Middle English: kerf, carffe, kerfe, kirf, kyrf
      • English: kerf, carf
      • Scots: kerf, carf
  • Old Frisian: kerf, kerve, kere
    • Saterland Frisian: Käärf
    • West Frisian: kerf
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