Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπƒπŒΊπŒ΄πŒΉπŒΌπŒ°β€ come from?

πƒπŒΊπŒ΄πŒΉπŒΌπŒ° (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic skΔ«mΓ΄, from Proto-Indo-European (s)αΈ±eyh₁- β€” to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer.

πƒπŒΊπŒ΄πŒΉπŒΌπŒ° (Gothic): lantern, torch

Definitions

  1. lantern, torch

Ancestry of β€œπƒπŒΊπŒ΄πŒΉπŒΌπŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicskΔ«mΓ΄shine; luminescence; light; lamp
2Proto-Indo-European(s)αΈ±eyh₁-to shimmer; shadow; to shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)αΈ±eyh₁- β†’