Where does “גאַרב” come from?

גאַרב (Yiddish) comes from Old High German garba, from Proto-Albanian garbā, from Proto-Indo-European gr̥bʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

גאַרב (Yiddish): sheaf

Definitions

  1. sheaf

Ancestry of “גאַרב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangarbasheaf
2Proto-Albaniangarbā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangr̥bʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gr̥bʰ- →