Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπƒπŒΊπŒΏπ†π„β€ come from?

πƒπŒΊπŒΏπ†π„ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic skuftΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- β€” tuft, cluster, hair on the head.

πƒπŒΊπŒΏπ†π„ (Gothic): hair

Definitions

  1. hair

Ancestry of β€œπƒπŒΊπŒΏπ†π„β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicskuftΔ…a bundle, hair
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewp-tuft, cluster, hair on the head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- β†’