Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ²πŒ°πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic) comes 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.

Ancestry of β€œπŒ²πŒ°πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽to write
2Proto-GermanicmΔ“lijanΔ…to mark, stain, paint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelhβ‚‚-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- β†’