Where does “gerbe” come from?
gerbe (Middle French) comes from Old French jarbe, from Frankish garba, from Proto-Germanic garbō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
gerbe (Middle French): sheaf
Ancestry of “gerbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | jarbe | — |
| 2 | Frankish | garba | sheaf |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | garbō | sheaf |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrebʰ- | to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to... |
Words derived from “gerbe”