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Where does “garen” come from?

garen (German) comes from German gär, from Middle High German gare, from Old High German garo, from Proto-West Germanic garu, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

garen (German): to ferment; to be agitated; to seethe

Definitions

  1. to ferment; to be agitated; to seethe

Ancestry of “garen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangärsingular imperative of gären
2Middle High Germangare—
3Old High Germangarodone; ready
4Proto-West Germanicgaruready, prepared
5Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “garen”

  • obergärig
  • untergärig
  • gären
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