Where does “glèbe” come from?

glèbe (French) comes from Latin glaeba, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

glèbe (French): glebe; turf, territory

Definitions

  1. glebe; turf, territory

Ancestry of “glèbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinglaebaclod; land, soil; lump, mass of stuff
2Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Latin glaeba →
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