Where does “wiyrba” come from?

wiyrba (Silesian) comes from Polish wierzba, from Proto-Slavic vьrba, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wiyrba (Silesian): willow

Definitions

  1. willow

Ancestry of “wiyrba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwierzbawillow
2Proto-Slavicvьrbawillow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrba →