Where does โ€œ๐Œต๐Œฐ๐Œน๐‚๐Œฟโ€ come from?

๐Œต๐Œฐ๐Œน๐‚๐Œฟ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic *kweru, from Proto-Indo-European gสทรฉru โ€” spit, skewer; spear, throwing spear.

๐Œต๐Œฐ๐Œน๐‚๐Œฟ (Gothic): stake, sharp stick, thorn

Definitions

  1. stake, sharp stick, thorn

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œต๐Œฐ๐Œน๐‚๐Œฟโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kweruโ€”
2Proto-Indo-Europeangสทรฉruspit, skewer; spear, throwing spear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gสทรฉru โ†’Every word from Proto-Germanic *kweru โ†’