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
- to glut, guzzle, gorge; to eat or drink...
Ancestry of “acweorran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | cweorran | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kwerraną | to devour, glut |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |