Where does “???????” come from?
??????? (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic bruzdōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
??????? (Gothic): to embroider
Definitions
- to embroider
Ancestry of “???????”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | bruzdōną | to prick |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |