Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπŒ½πŒ°πƒπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

πŒ½πŒ°πƒπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic nazjanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European nes- β€” to return home.

πŒ½πŒ°πƒπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to save

Definitions

  1. to save

Ancestry of β€œπŒ½πŒ°πƒπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicnazjanΔ…to save; rescue; heal
2Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- β†’