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Where does β€œπƒπŒΊπŒΏπŒ²πŒ²π…πŒ°β€ come from?

πƒπŒΊπŒΏπŒ²πŒ²π…πŒ° (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic skuwwΓ΄, from Proto-Indo-European (s)αΈ±eh₃w-ō ~ (s)αΈ±uh₃-nΓ©s, from Proto-Indo-European -ō β€” Derives nouns from roots.

πƒπŒΊπŒΏπŒ²πŒ²π…πŒ° (Gothic): mirror

Definitions

  1. mirror

Ancestry of β€œπƒπŒΊπŒΏπŒ²πŒ²π…πŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicskuwwΓ΄reflection, mirror image; shadow
2Proto-Indo-European(s)αΈ±eh₃w-ō ~ (s)αΈ±uh₃-nΓ©sshadow, reflection
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō β†’