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
- to sheave; To puke, to throw up
Ancestry of “gerber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | gerber | — |
| 2 | Middle French | gerbe | sheaf |
| 3 | Old French | jarbe | — |
| 4 | Frankish | garba | sheaf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garbō | sheaf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrebʰ- | to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to... |