Where does “ȝerken” come from?

ȝerken (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...

ȝerken (Middle English): to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack

Definitions

  1. to move suddenly, excite, bind tightly, attack

Ancestry of “ȝerken”, 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...

Words derived from “ȝerken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic garwakōną →Every word from Old English ġearcian →
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