Etymology

courb

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Today it means: To bend; to bow. Full definition →

Middle English courben ← Middle French courber ← Latin curvō
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  1. Latin · derived fromcurvō
  2. Middle French · derived fromcourber
  3. Middle English · inherited fromcourben
  4. English todaycourb

From Middle English courben, from Middle French courber, from Latin curvō. Doublet of curb.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.