Where does “ferbe” come from?

ferbe (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese ferver, from Old Portuguese ferver, from Latin ferveō, from Proto-Italic ferweō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

ferbe (Kabuverdianu): to boil, to simmer

Definitions

  1. to boil, to simmer

Ancestry of “ferbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseferverto boil (heat a liquid until it begins to turn into a gas)
2Old Portugueseferver—
3Latinferveōto be hot
4Proto-Italicferweō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Italic ferweō →