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

π…πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ·πƒ (Gothic) comes 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ƒ (Gothic): holy, sacred; village; countryside

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred; village; countryside

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicwΔ«hazsacred, holy
2Proto-GermanicwiganΔ…to fight, to battle
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanweyαΈ±-to enter in; to settle; settlement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from β€œπ…πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ·πƒβ€

  • π…πŒ΄πŒΉπŒ·πŒ½πŒ°πŒ½
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- β†’