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Where does β€œπƒπŒΉπŒ²πŒΉπƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπŒ½β€ come from?

πƒπŒΉπŒ²πŒΉπƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic πƒπŒΉπŒ²πŒΉπƒ, from Proto-Germanic segaz, from Proto-Indo-European sΓ©Η΅Κ°os, from Proto-Indo-European seΗ΅Κ°- β€” to hold; to overpower.

πƒπŒΉπŒ²πŒΉπƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπŒ½ (Gothic): prize, spoils

Definitions

  1. prize, spoils

Ancestry of β€œπƒπŒΉπŒ²πŒΉπƒπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπƒπŒΉπŒ²πŒΉπƒvictory
2Proto-Germanicsegazvictory, triumph
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansΓ©Η΅Κ°ospower, strength
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanseΗ΅Κ°-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seΗ΅Κ°- β†’