Where does “ceorian” come from?

ceorian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic karēn, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

ceorian (Old English): to murmur; complain

Definitions

  1. to murmur; complain

Ancestry of “ceorian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickarēnto murmur, complain; to care
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

Words derived from “ceorian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic karēn →