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Where does “coveren” come from?

coveren (Middle English) comes from Old French covrir, from Latin cooperiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coveren (Middle English): to recover

Definitions

  1. to recover

Ancestry of “coveren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcovrirto cover
2Latincooperiō—
3Latincōn-—
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “coveren”

  • cover
  • covering
  • undercover
  • hardcover
  • coverslip
  • covereth
  • softcover
  • coverall
  • landcover
  • bedcover
  • wallcovering
  • coverglass
  • coverless
  • slipcover
  • coverer
  • coverability
  • coverable
  • coverslipped
  • coversheet
  • dustcover
  • headcover
  • coverline
  • bedcovering
  • coverside
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