Where does “wierzba” come from?

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

wierzba (Polish): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “wierzba”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wierzba”

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