Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπŒ°πŒ±πŒ°β€ come from?

π…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπŒ°πŒ±πŒ° (Gothic) comes from Gothic π…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπƒ, from Proto-Germanic werΓΎaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- β€” to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

π…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπŒ°πŒ±πŒ° (Gothic): worthily

Definitions

  1. worthily

Ancestry of β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπŒ°πŒ±πŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπ…πŒ°πŒΉπ‚πŒΈπƒworthy, suitable, useful, valuable
2Proto-GermanicwerΓΎazworthy, valuable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- β†’