Where does “Verba” come from?

Verba (English) 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.

Ancestry of “Verba”, step by step

Verba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech vrba

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

via Slovak vŕba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakvŕbawillow

via Ukrainian верба́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianверба́willow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrba →