Where does “derren” come from?
derren (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *þarzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European torséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Ancestry of “derren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *þarzijaną | to cause to dry |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | torséyeti | to make dry, to cause to dry |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |