Where does “grētan” come from?

grētan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic grōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic grētaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grētan (Old English): to greet, address

Definitions

  1. to greet, address

Ancestry of “grētan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgrōtijanto address, to greet
2Proto-Germanicgrōtijanąto cause to weep; make cry; to scold; to address
3Proto-Germanicgrētanąto weep, to cry
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grētan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grētaną →