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Where does “gerb-” come from?

gerb- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

gerb- (Proto-Indo-European): to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel

Definitions

  1. to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel

Ancestry of “gerb-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “gerb-”

  • Cromwell
  • creep
  • creeping
  • cripple
  • creepy
  • crumple
  • crumpling
  • Cromwellian
  • creepeth
  • crump
  • crawlies
  • crip
  • creepiness
  • creepage
  • creepily
  • creepingly
  • crumply
  • supercrip
  • crippler
  • crumpler
  • creepest
  • crome
  • creepo
  • uncrumple
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