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Where does “jarbe” come from?

jarbe (Old French) comes from Frankish garba, from Proto-Germanic garbō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Ancestry of “jarbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishgarbasheaf
2Proto-Germanicgarbōsheaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “jarbe”

  • garb
  • gerbe
  • garbless
  • gerber
  • gerbe
  • garbe
  • gerbe
  • gerber
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