Where does “vrbovka” come from?

vrbovka (Czech) comes from Czech vrba, from Old Czech vrba, from Proto-Slavic vьrba, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vrbovka (Czech): willowherb, any plant of the genus Epilobium

Definitions

  1. willowherb, any plant of the genus Epilobium

Ancestry of “vrbovka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvrbawillow
2Old Czechvrbawillow
3Proto-Slavicvьrbawillow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrba →