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Where does β€œGepid” come from?

Gepid (English) comes from Latin Gepidae, from Gothic *πŒ²πŒΉπŒ±πŒΉπŒΈπƒ, from Proto-Germanic *gibidaz.

Gepid (English): A member of an East Germanic people related to...

Definitions

  1. A member of an East Germanic people related to...

Ancestry of β€œGepid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGepidaeβ€”
2Gothic*πŒ²πŒΉπŒ±πŒΉπŒΈπƒβ€”
3Proto-Germanic*gibidazβ€”
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gibidaz β†’