gerbach

Old Irish

Etymology

gerb +‎ -ach, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to wind, turn”).[1]

Adjective

gerbach

  1. scabby, mangy

Descendants

  • Irish: gearbach

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “ger-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 385-90
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