Where does “kēr” come from?

kēr (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kēr, from Old High German kēran, from Proto-Germanic karjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “kēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankēr—
2Old High Germankēranto turn
3Proto-Germanickarjanąto scratch, scrape; to sweep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kēr”

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