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Where does “tirbijaną” come from?

tirbijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European derbʰ- — to spin, to twist.

Ancestry of “tirbijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanderbʰ-to spin, to twist

Words derived from “tirbijaną”

  • terve
  • tervy
  • terven
  • tervien
  • tyrfian
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