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Where does “gemetan” come from?

gemetan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gamōtijaną — to meet, encounter.

gemetan (Old English): to meet, encounter, come upon; to find, discover;...

Definitions

  1. to meet, encounter, come upon; to find, discover;...

Ancestry of “gemetan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgamōtijanąto meet, encounter
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