Where does “świerzbić” come from?

świerzbić (Polish) comes from Old Polish świrbieć, from Proto-Slavic svьrběti, from Proto-Indo-European surbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.

świerzbić (Polish): to itch

Definitions

  1. to itch

Ancestry of “świerzbić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishświrbiećto itch
2Proto-Slavicsvьrbětito itch
3Proto-Indo-Europeansurbʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European surbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic svьrběti →