Where does “herbe” come from?

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

herbe (Middle English): A herbaceous plant

Definitions

  1. A herbaceous plant

Ancestry of “herbe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “herbe”

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