English

Wierzbowski

Wierzbowski comes from Polish wierzba ‘willow’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *werb-.

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werb-reconstructed
Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*vьrba‘willow’reconstructed
Old Polishmodernwierzba
Polishmodernsame form‘willow’
Polish, derivedmodernWierzbowski
Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*werb-reconstructed
Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*vьrba‘willow’reconstructed
Old Polishmodernwierzba
Polishmodernsame form‘willow’
Polish, derivedmodernWierzbowski
Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *werb-

wrap, lap, warp, rhapsody, 9 more

Today it means

name A surname from Polish.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *werb- / Wierzbowski

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