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Where does β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ³πŒ°πŒΎπŒΉπŒΏπŒΊπŒ°β€ come from?

π…πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ³πŒ°πŒΎπŒΉπŒΏπŒΊπŒ° (Gothic) comes from Gothic π…πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ³, from Proto-Germanic wurdΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European werdΚ°o-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- β€” to speak, say.

π…πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ³πŒ°πŒΎπŒΉπŒΏπŒΊπŒ° (Gothic): word-fight, logomachy, debate

Definitions

  1. word-fight, logomachy, debate

Ancestry of β€œπ…πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ³πŒ°πŒΎπŒΉπŒΏπŒΊπŒ°β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπ…πŒ°πŒΏπ‚πŒ³word
2Proto-GermanicwurdΔ…word
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerdΚ°o-word
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- β†’