Etymology Explorer โ€บ Gothic

Where does โ€œ๐…๐Œน๐Œณ๐Œฟ๐…๐‰โ€ come from?

๐…๐Œน๐Œณ๐Œฟ๐…๐‰ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic widuwวญ, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚widสฐรฉwhโ‚‚, from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚weydสฐhโ‚-, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwรณhโ‚ โ€” two.

๐…๐Œน๐Œณ๐Œฟ๐…๐‰ (Gothic): a widow

Definitions

  1. a widow

Ancestry of โ€œ๐…๐Œน๐Œณ๐Œฟ๐…๐‰โ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwiduwวญwidow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚widสฐรฉwhโ‚‚widow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚weydสฐhโ‚-to separate, divide
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwรณhโ‚two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwรณhโ‚ โ†’