Where does “arbour” come from?

arbour (Middle English) comes from Old French erbier, from Old French erbe, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

arbour (Middle English): a lawn or a flower bed, a grassy plot; a shaded...

Definitions

  1. a lawn or a flower bed, a grassy plot; a shaded...

Ancestry of “arbour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencherbierfield, meadow, kitchen garden
2Old Frencherbegrass; herb
3Latinherbagrass, herbage; herb; weeds
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “arbour

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-
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