Where does “거두혀다” come from?

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

거두혀다 (Middle Korean): to retract

Definitions

  1. to retract

Ancestry of “거두혀다”, step by step

거두혀다 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 ᅘᅧ다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Koreanᅘᅧ다to drag, to pull
Every word from Old Korean 乎 →Every word from Middle Korean -우- →Every word from Middle Korean 거두다 →