Feminine

Kerbe

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(feminine) dent, groove, nick, notch
(feminine) kerf
(feminine) bullseye (nautical)

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Basel-Landschaft

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɛʁbə/

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

Cognate with Middle Dutch

Cognate with Saterland Frisian

Cognate with Old Norse

Cognate with Old English

Cognate with English

In summary

From Middle High German kërbe (“incision, notch”), from Old High German *kerba, from Proto-West Germanic *kerbā, from Proto-Germanic *kerbǭ, related to *kerbaną (“to cut, carve”). Cognate with German Low German Karve, Middle Dutch kerve, Saterland Frisian Käärwe, Old Norse kjarf (“bundle”), Old English cyrf (“incision”) (whence English kerf).