Where does “třeba” come from?
třeba (Czech) comes from Old Czech třěba, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.
Ancestry of “třeba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | třěba | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | terba | need |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þerb- | — |