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Where does “𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄” come from?

𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄 (Gothic) comes from Gothic ????????, from Gothic 𐌱𐌹-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄 (Gothic): slander, false rumors, abusive language

Definitions

  1. slander, false rumors, abusive language

Ancestry of “𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic????????to brag, speak abusively
2Gothic𐌱𐌹-A general prefix adding transitivity to verbs; A...
3Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
4Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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