Where does “zusammenkehren” come from?

zusammenkehren (German) comes from German kehren, from Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kerian, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

zusammenkehren (German): to pile up

Definitions

  1. to pile up

Ancestry of “zusammenkehren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankehrento sweep; to turn; to care about
2Middle High Germankēren—
3Old High Germankerian—
4Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karzijaną →Every word from Old High German kerian →