Where does “purgen” come from?

purgen (Middle English) comes from Old French purgier, from Latin pūrgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

purgen (Middle English): To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities

Definitions

  1. To cleanse or purify; to remove impurities

Ancestry of “purgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpurgierto purge
2Latinpūrgōto clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify
3Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “purgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →