Where does “garbh” come from?
garbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish garb, from Proto-Celtic garwos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
garbh (Scottish Gaelic): rough
Ancestry of “garbh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | garb | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | garwos | violent, rough, bumpy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |