Where does “geren” come from?
geren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch geron, from Proto-West Germanic gerēn, from Proto-Germanic gerōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “geren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | geron | to desire, to wish |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gerēn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gerōną | to want, desire |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |