Where does “трѣбити” come from?

трѣбити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic трѣба, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.

трѣбити (Old Church Slavonic): to clear, to clean

Definitions

  1. to clear, to clean

Ancestry of “трѣбити”, step by step

трѣбити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic трѣба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтрѣбаnecessity; offering, rite, sacrifice
2Proto-Slavicterbaneed
3Proto-Germanicþerb-—

via Proto-Slavic terbiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicterbitito tear through
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Germanic þerb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terba →Every word from Old Church Slavonic трѣба →