Where does “gerber” come from?

gerber (French) comes 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...

gerber (French): to sheave; To puke, to throw up

Definitions

  1. to sheave; To puke, to throw up

Ancestry of “gerber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgerber—
2Middle Frenchgerbesheaf
3Old Frenchjarbe—
4Frankishgarbasheaf
5Proto-Germanicgarbōsheaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “gerber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic garbō →Every word from Frankish garba →