Where does “eftcierran” come from?

eftcierran (Old English) comes from Latin revertor, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

eftcierran (Old English): to turn back, return

Definitions

  1. to turn back, return

Ancestry of “eftcierran”, step by step

eftcierran traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin revertor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinrevertorI return; I turn back, turn around
2Latinrĕ-back, backwards
3Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
4Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
5Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old English ċierran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċierranto turn, convert; to turn, change, turn oneself,...
2Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...

via Old English eft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheftagain; back; afterwards
2Proto-Germanicaftiafterwards, again
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →