Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kurbiz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *kurbaz (North Germanic)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“to scratch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkur.βiz/

Noun

*kurbiz m

1. a cut
2. a score; notch

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *kurbiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kurbiz	*kurbīz
vocative	*kurbi	*kurbīz
accusative	*kurbį	*kurbinz
genitive	*kurbīz	*kurbijǫ̂
dative	*kurbī	*kurbimaz
instrumental	*kurbī	*kurbimiz

Related terms

• *karbiz
• *kerbaną
• *kerbaz
• *kerbǭ
• *kurbōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *kurbi
  • 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
• Old Norse: kurfr (< *kurbaz)
  • Icelandic: kurfur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kurv; (dialectal) korv, kørv
  • Old Swedish: korver
    • Swedish: korv
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: korv