English

Sorbian

From Sorb + -ian.

A compound of Sorb + -ian

Proto-Indo-European *ser- ‘to watch over, protect’

Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ ‘ally’

Lower Sorbian Serb

German Sorbe

English Sorb

Today it means

name A group of Slavic languages spoken by a minority in eastern Germany.

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