Etymology Explorer โ€บ Gothic

Where does โ€œ๐Œฒ๐Œฐ๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œน๐„โ€ come from?

๐Œฒ๐Œฐ๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œน๐„ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic *gahaitฤ…, from Proto-Germanic haitanฤ…, from Proto-Indo-European แธฑey- โ€” to be lying down; to settle.

๐Œฒ๐Œฐ๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œน๐„ (Gothic): promise, pledge

Definitions

  1. promise, pledge

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œฒ๐Œฐ๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œน๐„โ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*gahaitฤ…โ€”
2Proto-Germanichaitanฤ…to address, to call; to name; to be called
3Proto-Indo-Europeanแธฑey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European แธฑey- โ†’