English
gathering
Gathering comes from Old English gaderung ‘gathering, assembly’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *gadur.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gadur‘together, gathered’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*gadurōn‘to gather, bring together’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gaderian‘to bring together, gather’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150gaderung‘gathering, assembly’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gadering
- Englishearliest quotation 1981gathering
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gadur‘together, gathered’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*gadurōn‘to gather, bring together’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150gaderian‘to bring together, gather’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150gaderung‘gathering, assembly’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gadering
- Englishearliest quotation 1981gathering
Earliest quotation: 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology: “The Neolithic culture from 8000 to 6000 B.C., however,…”
Formed from gather + -ing
Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- ‘to unite, assemble, keep’
Proto-West Germanic *gadurōn ‘to bring together, unite, gather’
Old English gaderian ‘to gather, assemble’
Middle English gaderen ‘to assemble, congregate’
English gather
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- ‘to join’
Today it means
noun A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *gadur / gathering