Where does โ€œ๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฐ๐Œนโ€ come from?

๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฐ๐Œน (Gothic) comes from Gothic ๐Œฝ๐Œน, from Proto-Germanic nฤ“, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚ey- โ€” vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฐ๐Œน (Gothic): ifโ€ฆnot, thoughโ€ฆnot, unless, except

Definitions

  1. ifโ€ฆnot, thoughโ€ฆnot, unless, except

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฐ๐Œนโ€, step by step

๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฐ๐Œน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gothic ๐Œฝ๐Œน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic๐Œฝ๐Œนnot
2Proto-Germanicnฤ“not
3Proto-Germanicaiwazlong time, age, eternity
4Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚‚eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚‚ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Gothic ๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฐ๐Œน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic๐Œน๐Œฑ๐Œฐ๐ŒนInterrogative particle: starts a yes-or-no...
2Proto-Germanicibaiโ€”
3Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanฤ“-then, at that time
Every word from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚ey- โ†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚‚eyu- โ†’Every word from Proto-Germanic aiwaz โ†’