Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ±πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ²πƒπ…πŒ°πŒ³πŒ³πŒΎπŒΏπƒβ€ come from?

πŒ±πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ²πƒπ…πŒ°πŒ³πŒ³πŒΎπŒΏπƒ (Gothic) comes from Gothic π…πŒ°πŒ³πŒ³πŒΎπŒΏπƒ, from Proto-Germanic wajjuz, from Proto-Indo-European whΜ₯₁yΓΊs, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- β€” to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

πŒ±πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ²πƒπ…πŒ°πŒ³πŒ³πŒΎπŒΏπƒ (Gothic): city wall

Definitions

  1. city wall

Ancestry of β€œπŒ±πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ²πƒπ…πŒ°πŒ³πŒ³πŒΎπŒΏπƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπ…πŒ°πŒ³πŒ³πŒΎπŒΏπƒwall
2Proto-Germanicwajjuzwall
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwhΜ₯₁yΓΊsβ€”
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- β†’