Where does “cēpan” come from?

cēpan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan, from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-.

cēpan (Old English): to seize, hold, observe

Definitions

  1. to seize, hold, observe

Ancestry of “cēpan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kōpijan—
2Proto-Germanickōpijanąto look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵab-—

Words derived from “cēpan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan →