Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

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

πŒ²π‰πŒ»πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ (Gothic) comes from Gothic -πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ, from Proto-Germanic -Δ«naz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- β€” adjectival suffix.

πŒ²π‰πŒ»πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒ (Gothic): greeting, salute

Definitions

  1. greeting, salute

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic-πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ½πƒForms a-stem adjectives from nouns; Forms...
2Proto-Germanic-Δ«naz-en
3Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- β†’