Where does “acweorran” come from?

acweorran (Old English) comes from Old English cweorran, from Proto-Germanic kwerraną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.

acweorran (Old English): to glut, guzzle, gorge; to eat or drink...

Definitions

  1. to glut, guzzle, gorge; to eat or drink...

Ancestry of “acweorran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcweorran—
2Proto-Germanickwerranąto devour, glut
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerraną →Every word from Old English cweorran →