Where does “Wierzbowski” come from?

Wierzbowski (Polish) comes from Polish wierzba, from Proto-Slavic vьrba, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “Wierzbowski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwierzbawillow
2Proto-Slavicvьrbawillow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Wierzbowski”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrba →