Etymology Explorer โ€บ Gothic

Where does โ€œ๐‚๐Œน๐Œบ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€ come from?

๐‚๐Œน๐Œบ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic rekanฤ…, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚ƒrแธ—วตs, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚ƒreวต- โ€” to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

๐‚๐Œน๐Œบ๐Œฐ๐Œฝ (Gothic): to heap up

Definitions

  1. to heap up

Ancestry of โ€œ๐‚๐Œน๐Œบ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrekanฤ…to rake up, to pile up, to heap up
2Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚ƒrแธ—วตsking, ruler
3Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚ƒreวต-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from โ€œ๐‚๐Œน๐Œบ๐Œฐ๐Œฝโ€

  • recare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚ƒreวต- โ†’