Etymology Explorer โ€บ Gothic

Where does โ€œ๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œพ๐Œน๐ƒโ€ come from?

๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œพ๐Œน๐ƒ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic niรพjaz, from Proto-Indo-European nรญtyos โ€” one's own; own.

๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œพ๐Œน๐ƒ (Gothic): kinsman

Definitions

  1. kinsman

Ancestry of โ€œ๐Œฝ๐Œน๐Œธ๐Œพ๐Œน๐ƒโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicniรพjazrelative; kinsman, cousin; descendant
2Proto-Indo-Europeannรญtyosone's own; own
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nรญtyos โ†’