Where does “거두잡다” come from?

거두잡다 (Middle Korean) comes from Middle Korean 거두다, from Middle Korean -우-, from Old Korean 乎.

거두잡다 (Middle Korean): to discipline, to rein in

Definitions

  1. to discipline, to rein in

Ancestry of “거두잡다”, step by step

거두잡다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Korean 거두다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean거두다to gather, collect
2Middle Korean-우-A very common verbal suffix in fifteenth-century Middle Korean, sometimes called the "modulator" in English
3Old Korean乎—

via Middle Korean 잡다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean잡다—
Every word from Old Korean 乎 →Every word from Middle Korean -우- →Every word from Middle Korean 거두다 →