Where does “gären” come from?
gären (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,...
gären (German): to ferment; to be agitated; to seethe
Definitions
- to ferment; to be agitated; to seethe
Ancestry of “gären”, step by step
gären traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gär | singular imperative of gären |
| 2 | Middle High German | gare | — |
| 3 | Old High German | garo | done; ready |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | garu | ready, prepared |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |