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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)kerbʰ-

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Root

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*(s)kerbʰ-[1]

  1. to be sharp
  2. to turn around, wind, curve

Descendants

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  • *(s)korb-o-s
    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *skárˀbas (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *skarpaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Proto-Germanic: *skrepaną (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *skrapōną (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *skrobeis
      • Latin: scrobis (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*(s)kerbʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 557