Where does “ġearcian” come from?

ġearcian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic garwakōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

ġearcian (Old English): to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply;...

Definitions

  1. to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply;...

Ancestry of “ġearcian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgarwakōnąto prepare, supply
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “ġearcian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic garwakōną →