Where does “gegaderian” come from?

gegaderian (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

gegaderian (Old English): to gather, set, or bring together, unite into a...

Definitions

  1. to gather, set, or bring together, unite into a...

Ancestry of “gegaderian”, step by step

gegaderian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 gaderian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgaderianto bring together, gather
2Proto-West Germanicgadurōnto gather, bring together
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →