ereb-, orob-, rōb-

    ereb-, orob-, rōb-

    English meaning: to drill, make holes

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “bohren, aushöhlen; spitzes Werkzeug in addition”?

    Material: Ltv. ir̂bs “knitting needle” (rhyme word to virbs), ir̃bulis “little peg, stylus”; Lith. ùrbinti “ make a hole with the awl “, ur̃bti = Ltv. urbt “bore”, urbulis “awl, stylus”; Lith. ruõbti “hollow out”, ruobtùvas “ Hohlmesser “, Ltv. ruobs “ incisure, incision, rabbet, lack, feud “. The ablaut relation speaks for IE age of the family, although the citation of Gk. ἄρβηλος “ round shoemaker’s knife “ and ἀρβύλη “ strong shoe covering the whole foot “ (if originally “ hollow clog “) remains quite doubtful, because latter can be also based on a word for “ shoe “ of quite other origin

    References: WP. I 146.