Where does “cairen” come from?

cairen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse keyra, from Proto-Germanic kaurijaną, from Proto-Germanic karjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “cairen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekeyrato whip, lash; to ride; to fling
2Proto-Germanickaurijanąto turn, sweep
3Proto-Germanickarjanąto scratch, scrape; to sweep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “cairen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaurijaną →