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Where does β€œπŒΌπŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπŒΌπƒβ€ come from?

πŒΌπŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπŒΌπƒ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic maiΓΎmaz, from Proto-Indo-European meyt-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- β€” to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

πŒΌπŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπŒΌπƒ (Gothic): gift, present

Definitions

  1. gift, present

Ancestry of β€œπŒΌπŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπŒΌπƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicmaiΓΎmazgift, present
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyt-to replace, switch, exchange, swap; to change,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- β†’