Where does “derian” come from?

derian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic darjan, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerh₃- — to leap, spring.

derian (Old English): to hurt, injure

Definitions

  1. to hurt, injure

Ancestry of “derian”, step by step

derian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic darjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdarjanto injure, harm, damage
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerh₃-to leap, spring

via Proto-Germanic *darjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*darjan—

Words derived from “derian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerh₃- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic darjan →