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Where does “hèrbe” come from?

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

hèrbe (Norman): grass; herb

Definitions

  1. grass; herb

Ancestry of “hèrbe”, 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 “hèrbe”

  • hèrbette
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