English
Sorb
Sorb comes from Lower Sorbian Serb, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ ‘ally’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to watch over, protect’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to watch over, protect’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*sьrbъ‘ally’reconstructed
- Lower SorbianmodernSerb
- Germanc. 1650–presentSorbe
- EnglishtodaySorb
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ser-‘to watch over, protect’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*sьrbъ‘ally’reconstructed
- Lower SorbianmodernSerb
- Germanc. 1650–presentSorbe
- EnglishtodaySorb
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to watch over, protect’
service, series, serve, hero, stream, conservative, desert, sort, insert, reservoir, assertion, sermon, conservatism, exert, heresy, assertive, concierge, observant, servitude, heretic, sark, sorcery, sorcerer, servile, conservator, serf, strudel, sere, 34 more
Today it means
noun A member of a Slavic people living in Lusatia in eastern Germany.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ser- / Sorb