Where does “ciepan” come from?

ciepan (Old English) comes from Old English -a, from Proto-Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

ciepan (Old English): to sell

Definitions

  1. to sell

Ancestry of “ciepan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-aEnding forming adverbs; nominative masculine...
2Proto-Germanic-ōCreates feminine nouns from roots and stems
3Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Old English -a →