Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gerbʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*gerbʰ-

1. to carve

Derived terms

• *gerbʰ- (root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *kerbaną (see there for further descendants)
• *gr̥bʰ- (zero-grade root present)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *grəpʰō
    • Ancient Greek: γράφω (gráphō)
• *gr̥bʰ-tó-s
  • Proto-Hellenic: *grəptós
    • Ancient Greek: γραπτός (graptós)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Proto-Slavic: *žerbъ
      • Old Church Slavonic: жрѣбъ (žrěbŭ)
    • Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic: жрѣбии (žrěbii)