Where does “grebsti” come from?

grebsti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic grěti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

grebsti (Slovene): to scratch

Definitions

  1. to scratch

Ancestry of “grebsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrětito warm, to heat; to shine
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic grěti →
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