Where does “свербеть” come from?

свербеть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic svьrběti, from Proto-Indo-European surbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.

свербеть (Russian): to itch

Definitions

  1. to itch

Ancestry of “свербеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvьrbětito itch
2Proto-Indo-Europeansurbʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European surbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic svьrběti →