Where does “derien” come from?
derien (Middle English) comes from Old English derian, from Proto-West Germanic darjan, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerh₃- — to leap, spring.
Ancestry of “derien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | derian | to hurt, injure |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | darjan | to injure, harm, damage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerh₃- | to leap, spring |