英语词汇“Indo-European root: ghend-”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

Indo-European root: ghend-

释义

‌‌ghend-
Also ghed-.
To seize, take.
Derivatives include get, guess, prison, comprehend, surprise, and prey.

1. get¹, from Old Norse geta, to get;
2. beget, from Old English beg(i)etan, to get, beget, from Germanic compound *bigetan, to acquire (*bi‑, intensive prefix; see ambhi);
3. forget, from Old English forg(i)etan, to forget, from Germanic compound *fer-getan, "to lose one's hold," forget (*fer‑, prefix denoting rejection; see per¹). a-c all from Germanic *getan.
guess, from Middle English gessen, to guess, from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Swedish gissa, to guess, from Germanic *getisōn, "to try to get," aim at.
Basic form *ghend‑. prehensile, prehension, prison, prize², prize³, pry²; apprehend, apprentice, apprise, comprehend, comprise, emprise, enterprise, entrepreneur, impresario, misprision¹, pregnable, reprehend, reprieve, reprisal, reprise, surprise, from Latin prehendere, prēndere, to get hold of, seize, grasp (pre‑, prae‑, before; see per¹).
Form *ghed‑. predatory, prey, spree; depredate, osprey, from Latin praeda, booty (< *prai-heda, "something seized before"; prai‑, prae‑, before; see per¹).

[Pokorny ghend‑ 437.]

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