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Where does “𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽” come from?

𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic) comes from Gothic 𐌱𐌹, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic): to laugh at someone; to ridicule, mock

Definitions

  1. to laugh at someone; to ridicule, mock

Ancestry of “𐌱𐌹𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌱𐌹near, at; at
2Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →