Where does “grba” come from?
grba (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian grb, from Czech erb, from German erbe, from Middle High German erbe, from Old High German erbi, from Proto-West Germanic arbī, from Proto-Germanic arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
grba (Serbo-Croatian): hump; genitive singular of grb
Definitions
- hump; genitive singular of grb
Ancestry of “grba”, step by step
grba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian grb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | grb | coat of arms |
| 2 | Czech | erb | coat of arms |
| 3 | German | erbe | inflection of erben: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | erbe | heritage |
| 5 | Old High German | erbi | heritage |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | arbī | inheritance |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
via Proto-Slavic gъrbъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | gъrbъ | hump |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Proto-Slavic gъrba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | gъrba | Alternative form of *gъrbъ; hump |