Etymology Explorer โ€บ Gothic

Where does โ€œ๐Œฑ๐Œน๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€ come from?

๐Œฑ๐Œน๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ (Gothic) comes from Gothic ๐Œฑ๐Œน-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚mฬฅbสฐi, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚nฬฅtbสฐi, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚รฉnts, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚ent-, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚en- โ€” on, onto.

๐Œฑ๐Œน๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ (Gothic): to reconnoiter, to scout out

Definitions

  1. to reconnoiter, to scout out

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œฑ๐Œน๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œฟ๐Œท๐ƒ๐Œพ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic๐Œฑ๐Œน-A general prefix adding transitivity to verbs; A...
2Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
3Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
4Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚‚mฬฅbสฐiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚‚nฬฅtbสฐiโ€”
6Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚‚รฉntsforehead; front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚‚ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚‚en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚en- โ†’