Where does “ġefēre” come from?

ġefēre (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ġefēre (Old English): companion

Definitions

  1. companion

Ancestry of “ġefēre”, step by step

ġefēre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ga-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
4Middle Englishkyt—
5Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
6Old High Germankuti—
7Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
8Proto-Germanickweduzresin
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
10Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Old English fēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfēreable to go, fit for service
2Proto-Germanicfērizcrossing, able to cross
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →