Etymology Explorer โ€บ Gothic

Where does โ€œ๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐Œท๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œฐโ€ come from?

๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐Œท๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œฐ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic hauhiรพล, from Proto-Germanic hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European แธฑewk- โ€” flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐Œท๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œฐ (Gothic): height

Definitions

  1. height

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œท๐Œฐ๐Œฟ๐Œท๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œฐโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichauhiรพลheight
2Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanแธฑewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European แธฑewk- โ†’