Where does β€œπŒΏπ†πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

πŒΏπ†πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic mΔ“lijanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European melhβ‚‚-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- β€” to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

πŒΏπ†πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to sign

Definitions

  1. to sign

Ancestry of β€œπŒΏπ†πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

πŒΏπ†πŒΌπŒ΄πŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌼𐌴𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽to write
2Proto-GermanicmΔ“lijanΔ…to mark, stain, paint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmelhβ‚‚-to grind, to crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Gothic πŒΏπ†

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒΏπ†under
2Proto-Germanic*ubβ€”
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanupΓ³under, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-β€”
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- β†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- β†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European melhβ‚‚- β†’