kerven

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈkɛr.və(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To cut, gouge out
  • (transitive) To carve (out); (cut a) notch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch kerven inherited from Old Dutch *kervan inherited from *kerban inherited from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną (carve) root from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (scratch, carve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gerbʰ-

Gloss

scratch, carve

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms