Where does “ȝarken” come from?

ȝarken (Middle English) comes from Old English ġearcian, from Proto-Germanic garwakōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Ancestry of “ȝarken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġearcianto prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply;...
2Proto-Germanicgarwakōnąto prepare, supply
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic garwakōną →Every word from Old English ġearcian →
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