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Where does “Jierwe” come from?

Jierwe (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian iērfe, from Proto-Albanian garbā, from Proto-Indo-European gr̥bʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Jierwe (Saterland Frisian): sheaf

Definitions

  1. sheaf

Ancestry of “Jierwe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianiērfe—
2Proto-Albaniangarbā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangr̥bʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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