Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°β€ come from?

πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ° (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic lewΓ΄, from Proto-Germanic -Γ΄, from Proto-Indo-European -ō β€” Derives nouns from roots.

Ancestry of β€œπŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermaniclewΓ΄scythe
2Proto-Germanic-Γ΄-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō β†’