Where does “kepen” come from?

kepen (Middle English) comes from Old English cēpan, from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan, from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-.

kepen (Middle English): to keep, guard, look after, watch

Definitions

  1. to keep, guard, look after, watch

Ancestry of “kepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcēpanto seize, hold, observe
2Proto-West Germanic*kōpijan—
3Proto-Germanickōpijanąto look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵab-—

Words derived from “kepen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan →