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Where does “𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰” come from?

𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic melhmô, from Proto-Germanic mélḱmō, from Proto-Germanic melhaną, from Proto-Indo-European melḱ- — to cloud, overcast.

𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰 (Gothic): cloud

Definitions

  1. cloud

Ancestry of “𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌷𐌼𐌰”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmelhmôcloud, overcast
2Proto-Germanicmélḱmō—
3Proto-Germanicmelhaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelḱ-to cloud, overcast
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