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

Definitions

  1. rough

Ancestry of “garbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgarb—
2Proto-Celticgarwosviolent, rough, bumpy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Celtic garwos →Every word from Middle Irish garb →