Where does “gada” come from?

gada (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from English gather, from Middle English gaderen, from Old English gaderian, from Proto-West Germanic gadurōn, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

gada (Nigerian Pidgin): to gather

Definitions

  1. to gather

Ancestry of “gada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgatherTo collect; normally separate things; To bring...
2Middle Englishgaderento assemble, congregate
3Old Englishgaderianto bring together, gather
4Proto-West Germanicgadurōnto gather, bring together
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gadurōn →Every word from Old English gaderian →