Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ±πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒ·π„πŒ°πŒ±πŒ°β€ come from?

πŒ±πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒ·π„πŒ°πŒ±πŒ° (Gothic) comes from Gothic πŒ±πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒ·π„πƒ, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±orhβ‚‚-, from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±er-, from Proto-Indo-European krΜ₯-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- β€” army.

πŒ±πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒ·π„πŒ°πŒ±πŒ° (Gothic): brightly, clearly; openly

Definitions

  1. brightly, clearly; openly

Ancestry of β€œπŒ±πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒ·π„πŒ°πŒ±πŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒ±πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒ·π„πƒbright, clear; manifest, evident
2Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
3Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±orhβ‚‚-β€”
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±er-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankrΜ₯-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- β†’