Etymology

handcarved

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Today it means: Carved by hand. Full definition →

English carved ← Middle English kerven ← Old English ċeorfan
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  1. Proto-Germanic*handuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*handu
  3. Old Englishhand
  4. Middle Englishhond
  5. Englishhand
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  7. Proto-Germanic*kerbaną
  8. Proto-West Germanic*kerban
  9. Old Englishċeorfan
  10. Middle Englishkerven
  11. Englishcarve
  12. Englishcarved
  13. English todayhandcarved

From hand + carved.

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