Where does “karjaną” come from?

karjaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

karjaną (Proto-Germanic): to scratch, scrape; to sweep

Definitions

  1. to scratch, scrape; to sweep

Ancestry of “karjaną”, step by step

karjaną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ger-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Proto-Indo-European gei-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangei-to turn, bend

Words derived from “karjaną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-
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