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Where does “Gote” come from?

Gote (German) comes from Proto-West Germanic gotō, from Proto-Germanic gutô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Gote (German): Goth

Definitions

  1. Goth

Ancestry of “Gote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgotō—
2Proto-Germanicgutôa Goth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “Gote”

  • Rundgotisch
  • Gotisch
  • gotisch
  • Halbgotisch
  • gótikus
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