Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kurbiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkur.βiz/

Noun

*kurbiz m

a cut
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
*kurbaz (possibly)
*kurbōną

Descendants

Old English: cyrf; corf
- Middle English: kyrf, kirf, kerf
  - English: kerf
  - Scots: kerf
Old Frisian: kerf; kerve, kere
- Saterland Frisian: Käärwe
- West Frisian: kern
Old Norse: kurfr
- Icelandic: kurfur
- Norwegian: kurv
- Old Swedish: korver
  - Swedish: korv
- Westrobothnian: köörv, kåårv