Where does βπΈπ°π·π°πΉπ½πβ come from?
πΈπ°π·π°πΉπ½π (Gothic) comes from Gothic πΈπ°π·π°π½, from Proto-Germanic ΓΎagjanΔ , from Proto-Indo-European tak- β to be silent.
πΈπ°π·π°πΉπ½π (Gothic): silence, muteness
Definitions
- silence, muteness
Ancestry of βπΈπ°π·π°πΉπ½πβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gothic | πΈπ°π·π°π½ | to be silent |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ΓΎagjanΔ | to be silent, to not speak; to take, consume |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tak- | to be silent |