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Where does “gerundium” come from?

gerundium (Dutch) comes from Latin gerundium, from Latin gerō, from Proto-Italic gezō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-es-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

gerundium (Dutch): gerund

Definitions

  1. gerund

Ancestry of “gerundium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingerundiumgerund
2Latingerō—
3Proto-Italicgezōcarry, bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-es-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →