English

Gârbova

Gârbova comes from Romanian Gârbova, 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 Slavonicmodernврьбово
Romanianc. 1500–presentGârbova
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 Slavonicmodernврьбово
Romanianc. 1500–presentGârbova
Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ- ‘twig, stick’

suburban, verbena, 2 more

Today it means

name A village and commune of Alba County, Romania.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ- / Gârbova

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