Where does “kere” come from?

kere (Danish) comes from German kehren, from Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kerian, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

kere (Danish): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “kere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankehrento sweep; to turn; to care about
2Middle High Germankēren—
3Old High Germankerian—
4Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karzijaną →Every word from Old High German kerian →
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