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Where does โ€œ๐Œผ๐Œน๐Œป๐Œณ๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œฐโ€ come from?

๐Œผ๐Œน๐Œป๐Œณ๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œฐ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic mildiรพล, from Proto-Germanic mildijaz, from Proto-Indo-European melhโ‚‚-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- โ€” to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

๐Œผ๐Œน๐Œป๐Œณ๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œฐ (Gothic): compassion, mildness

Definitions

  1. compassion, mildness

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œผ๐Œน๐Œป๐Œณ๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œฐโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmildiรพลmildness, kindness
2Proto-Germanicmildijazmild, soft, tender
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelhโ‚‚-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- โ†’