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
Ancestry of “świerzbić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | świrbieć | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | svьrběti | to itch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | surbʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swerbʰ- | to turn; wipe; sweep |