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