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
Ancestry of “glèbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | glaeba | clod; land, soil; lump, mass of stuff |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |