Where does “trabar” come from?

trabar (Spanish) comes from Spanish traba, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.

trabar (Spanish): to connect, to join; to obstruct; to hold back

Definitions

  1. to connect, to join; to obstruct; to hold back

Ancestry of “trabar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtrabacatch; obstacle; shackle
2Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
3Indo-European*treb-

Words derived from “trabar

Every word from Indo-European *treb-