Gathered
/ˈɡæðəd/noun
Past tense and past participle of gather, meaning collected, assembled, or brought together.
Did you know?English gather comes from a Germanic root meaning “to unite” or “to bring together,” and its older relatives helped form words for both collecting things and joining forces.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʰedh-
“to unite, join, fit together”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gadurōną
“to gather, assemble”
Old English
OE
gadrian
“to gather, collect, assemble”
Middle English
ME
gaderen
“to gather, assemble, collect”
Modern English
English
gather
“to collect or bring together; to come together”