Where does “Garbe” come from?
Garbe (German) comes from Middle High German garbe, from Old High German garba, from Proto-Albanian garbā, from Proto-Indo-European gr̥bʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Garbe (German): sheaf; garb; yarrow
Definitions
- sheaf; garb; yarrow
Ancestry of “Garbe”, step by step
Garbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German garbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | garbe | — |
| 2 | Old High German | garba | sheaf |
| 3 | Proto-Albanian | garbā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gr̥bʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Proto-Germanic garwō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | garwō | yarrow |