Where does “gerbe” come from?
gerbe (French) comes from French gerber, from Middle French gerber, from Middle French gerbe, from Old French jarbe, from Frankish garba, from Proto-Germanic garbō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
gerbe (French): sheaf; spray, bouquet; collection, anthology
Definitions
- sheaf; spray, bouquet; collection, anthology
Ancestry of “gerbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gerber | to sheave; To puke, to throw up |
| 2 | Middle French | gerber | — |
| 3 | Middle French | gerbe | sheaf |
| 4 | Old French | jarbe | — |
| 5 | Frankish | garba | sheaf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | garbō | sheaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrebʰ- | to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to... |
Words derived from “gerbe”