Where does βπ²π°πΌπ΄π»π΄πΉπ½πβ come from?
π²π°πΌπ΄π»π΄πΉπ½π (Gothic) comes from Gothic π²π°πΌπ΄π»πΎπ°π½, from Gothic πΌπ΄π»πΎπ°π½, from Proto-Germanic mΔlijanΔ , from Proto-Indo-European melhβ-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- β to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
π²π°πΌπ΄π»π΄πΉπ½π (Gothic): writing, scripture
Definitions
- writing, scripture
Ancestry of βπ²π°πΌπ΄π»π΄πΉπ½πβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gothic | π²π°πΌπ΄π»πΎπ°π½ | to write down |
| 2 | Gothic | πΌπ΄π»πΎπ°π½ | to write |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mΔlijanΔ | to mark, stain, paint |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melhβ- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |