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

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gerbʰ- (25 c, 0 e)

• *gérbʰ-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *kerbaną (see there for further descendants)
• *gr̥bʰ-é-ti (tudati-type thematic present)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *grəpʰō (see there for further descendants)
• *gr̥bʰ-tó-s
• *gérbʰ-mn̥
  • Proto-Hellenic: *grəpmə
    • Ancient Greek: γράμμα (grámma)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Balto-Slavic:
    • Proto-Slavic: *žerbъ (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Slavic: *žerbьjь (see there for further descendants)