Where does “gatherer” come from?

Gatherer derives from Middle English gaderere, of uncertain origin and meaning.

gatherer (English): A person who gathers things; A person who...

Definitions

  1. A person who gathers things; A person who...

Ancestry of “gatherer”, step by step

gatherer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gather

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgatherTo collect; normally separate things; To bring...
2Middle Englishgaderento assemble, congregate
3Old Englishgaderianto bring together, gather
4Proto-West Germanicgadurōnto gather, bring together
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Middle English gaderere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgaderere—

Words derived from “gatherer”

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