Where does “теребить” come from?

теребить (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic теребити, from Proto-Slavic terbiti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

теребить (Russian): to pull (at something), to finger, to play with, to pinch, to pluck (at)

Definitions

  1. to pull (at something), to finger, to play with, to pinch, to pluck (at)

Ancestry of “теребить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтеребити—
2Proto-Slavicterbitito tear through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terbiti →Every word from Old East Slavic теребити →