Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°π†π„πƒβ€ come from?

πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°π†π„πƒ (Gothic) comes from Gothic πŒ·πŒ°π†π„πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic haftijanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European kap- β€” to seize, hold.

πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°π†π„πƒ (Gothic): reply, answer; defense; verdict, sentence

Definitions

  1. reply, answer; defense; verdict, sentence

Ancestry of β€œπŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒ°πŒ·πŒ°π†π„πƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒ·πŒ°π†π„πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€”
2Proto-GermanichaftijanΔ…to make bound; to bind, secure
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- β†’