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Where does β€œπ…πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ·πŒ½πŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

π…πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ·πŒ½πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic π…πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ·πƒ, from Proto-Germanic wΔ«haz, from Proto-Germanic wiganΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European weyαΈ±-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- β€” to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

π…πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ·πŒ½πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to become hallowed, sanctified

Definitions

  1. to become hallowed, sanctified

Ancestry of β€œπ…πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ·πŒ½πŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπ…πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ·πƒholy, sacred; village; countryside
2Proto-GermanicwΔ«hazsacred, holy
3Proto-GermanicwiganΔ…to fight, to battle
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanweyαΈ±-to enter in; to settle; settlement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- β†’