Where does “ġerecenian” come from?

ġerecenian (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

ġerecenian (Old English): to explain, recount, relate

Definitions

  1. to explain, recount, relate

Ancestry of “ġerecenian”, step by step

ġerecenian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Old English recenian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrecenianto arrange, dispose, reckon
2Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →