Where does “Gotisch” come from?

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

Gotisch (German): Gothic; Gothic script

Definitions

  1. Gothic; Gothic script

Ancestry of “Gotisch”, step by step

Gotisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGoteGoth
2Proto-West Germanicgotō
3Proto-Germanicgutôa Goth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via French gothique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchgothiqueGothic language; Gothic script; Gothic...
2Latingoticus

Words derived from “Gotisch

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic gutô