Where does “źrzeb” come from?
źrzeb (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic žerbьjь, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
źrzeb (Old Polish): fief, share, portion
Ancestry of “źrzeb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | žerbьjь | something cut off, offcut; lot, fate |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |