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Where does “𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽” come from?

𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic hlībijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (Gothic): to spare; to take good care of

Definitions

  1. to spare; to take good care of

Ancestry of “𐌷𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlībijanąto cover, to shield, to protect; to care for
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she
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