Where does “ïakren” come from?
ïakren (Khasi) comes from German Kren, from English climb, from German klimmen, from Middle High German klimben, from Old High German klimban, from Proto-Germanic klimbaną, from Proto-Germanic klībaną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ- — to be cold, to freeze.
ïakren (Khasi): to talk (with someone)
Definitions
- to talk (with someone)
Ancestry of “ïakren”, step by step
ïakren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kren | horseradish; condiment made from the root of the... |
| 2 | English | climb | To ascend; rise; to go up; To mount; to move... |
| 3 | German | klimmen | to climb |
| 4 | Middle High German | klimben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | klimban | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klimbaną | to climb |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klībaną | to stick, cling to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Khasi ïa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khasi | ïa | accusative and dative marker, to, for, concerning, of |