Where does “hwarbōną” come from?

hwarbōną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.

hwarbōną (Proto-Germanic): to turn; to move

Definitions

  1. to turn; to move

Ancestry of “hwarbōną”, step by step

hwarbōną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kʷerp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist

via Proto-Indo-European kʷerb-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerb-to rotate, turn, turn around; to turn

Words derived from “hwarbōną”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- →