English
Gârbou
Gârbou comes from Hungarian Gorbó, from Proto-Slavic *vьrba ‘willow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ- ‘twig, stick’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werbʰ-‘twig, stick’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*vьrba‘willow’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodern*Ворбовreconstructed
- HungarianmodernGorbó
- Romanianc. 1500–presentGârbou
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werbʰ-‘twig, stick’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*vьrba‘willow’reconstructed
- Old Church Slavonicmodern*Ворбовreconstructed
- HungarianmodernGorbó
- Romanianc. 1500–presentGârbou
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ- ‘twig, stick’
Today it means
name A commune of Sălaj County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ- / Gârbou