Where does “forba” come from?

forba (Irish) comes from Old Irish orbbae, from Proto-Celtic orbyom, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

forba (Irish): landed estate, patrimony; glebe; a cutting, gash

Definitions

  1. landed estate, patrimony; glebe; a cutting, gash

Ancestry of “forba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishorbbaea patrimony, inheritance
2Proto-Celticorbyominheritance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic orbyom →Every word from Old Irish orbbae →