Where does “swarbą” come from?

swarbą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.

swarbą (Proto-Germanic): that which is rubbed off; shavings

Definitions

  1. that which is rubbed off; shavings

Ancestry of “swarbą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswerbanąto rub; wipe; polish; to file
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep

Words derived from “swarbą”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerbaną →
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