Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ²πŒ°πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒβ€ come from?

πŒ²πŒ°πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ (Gothic) comes from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic mΔ“lijanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European melhβ‚‚-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- β€” to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

πŒ²πŒ°πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ (Gothic): writing, scripture

Definitions

  1. writing, scripture

Ancestry of β€œπŒ²πŒ°πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒ²πŒ°πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€”
2Gothic𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽to write
3Proto-GermanicmΔ“lijanΔ…to mark, stain, paint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelhβ‚‚-to grind, to crush
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- β†’