Etymology Explorer โ€บ Gothic

Where does โ€œ๐Œฐ๐†๐ˆ๐Œฐ๐€๐Œฝ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€ come from?

๐Œฐ๐†๐ˆ๐Œฐ๐€๐Œฝ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ (Gothic) comes from Gothic ๐Œฐ๐†-, from Proto-Germanic aba-, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚epรณ โ€” off, away.

๐Œฐ๐†๐ˆ๐Œฐ๐€๐Œฝ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ (Gothic): to be choked; to be quenched

Definitions

  1. to be choked; to be quenched

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œฐ๐†๐ˆ๐Œฐ๐€๐Œฝ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic๐Œฐ๐†-off, away
2Proto-Germanicaba-away, away from
3Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚‚epรณoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚epรณ โ†’