gather

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 219 words | Copyright

gather bring or come together OE.; infer, conclude XVI. OE. gaderian = MLG. gadern, (M)Du. gaderen, MHG. gatern :- WGmc. *ʒadurōjan, f. *ʒadurī TOGETHER. For the change of OE. d to th cf. FATHER.

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