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Where does “𐍂𐌰𐍀𐍉𐌽” come from?

𐍂𐌰𐍀𐍉𐌽 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic hrēpōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(ʰ)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

𐍂𐌰𐍀𐍉𐌽 (Gothic): to snatch, steal

Definitions

  1. to snatch, steal

Ancestry of “𐍂𐌰𐍀𐍉𐌽”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrēpōnąto scratch, touch, pluck out, snatch
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(ʰ)-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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