Where does “vrbaite” come from?

vrbaite (English) comes from English Vrba, 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.

vrbaite (English): An opaque, brittle mineral with chemical formula...

Definitions

  1. An opaque, brittle mineral with chemical formula...

Ancestry of “vrbaite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVrba—
2Czechvrbawillow
3Old Czechvrbawillow
4Proto-Slavicvьrbawillow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-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 →
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