| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | ghedh- |
| DEFINITION: | To unite, join, fit. 1. Lengthened o-grade form *gh dh-. good, from Old English gd, good, from Germanic *gdaz, “fitting, suitable.” 2. together, from Old English tgædere, together (t, to; see de-), from Germanic *gadur , “in a body.” 3. gather, from Old English gad(e)rian, to gather, from Germanic *gadurn, “to come or bring together.” (Pokorny ghedh- 423.) |
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