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Where does “𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍅” come from?

𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍅 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic gaidwą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍅 (Gothic): lack, want

Definitions

  1. lack, want

Ancestry of “𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌳𐍅”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaidwąlack; want; shortage; deficiency; need
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
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