Where does “ġetemprian” come from?

ġetemprian (Old English) comes from Latin temperō, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

ġetemprian (Old English): to temper, moderate, govern, cure

Definitions

  1. to temper, moderate, govern, cure

Ancestry of “ġetemprian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintemperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate
2Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
4Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “ġetemprian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tempos →Every word from Latin tempus →