Where does β€œπŒ·π‚πŒΏπŒ²πŒ²πŒ°β€ come from?

πŒ·π‚πŒΏπŒ²πŒ²πŒ° (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic hrungō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengΚ°-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- β€” to cut, cut off, sever.

πŒ·π‚πŒΏπŒ²πŒ²πŒ° (Gothic): a staff

Definitions

  1. a staff

Ancestry of β€œπŒ·π‚πŒΏπŒ²πŒ²πŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrungōstake, spoke, rod, spike, rung
2Proto-Indo-European(s)krengΚ°-to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- β†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- β†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengΚ°- β†’