Where does “거두쥐다” come from?

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

거두쥐다 (Middle Korean): to become dry and tighten up

Definitions

  1. to become dry and tighten up

Ancestry of “거두쥐다”, step by step

거두쥐다 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 쥐다

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