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Where does “𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽” come from?

𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic baidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeydʰ- — to compel, force; to trust.

𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic): to force, compel

Definitions

  1. to force, compel

Ancestry of “𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbaidijanąto force, compel, demand; to constrain, cause to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeydʰ-to compel, force; to trust
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