Where does “gather” come from?

Gather comes from Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian, from Proto-West Germanic gadurōn, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ-.

gather (English): To collect; normally separate things; To bring...

Definitions

  1. To collect; normally separate things; To bring...

Ancestry of “gather”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgaderento assemble, congregate
2Old Englishgaderianto bring together, gather
3Proto-West Germanicgadurōnto gather, bring together
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “gather”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gadurōn →Every word from Old English gaderian →