Where does “свербіти” come from?

свербіти (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic svьrběti, from Proto-Indo-European surbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- — to turn; wipe; sweep.

свербіти (Ukrainian): to itch feel itchy

Definitions

  1. to itch feel itchy

Ancestry of “свербіти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsvьrbětito itch
2Proto-Indo-Europeansurbʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswerbʰ-to turn; wipe; sweep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European surbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic svьrběti →