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
Ancestry of “ceorian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | karēn | to murmur, complain; to care |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |