Where does β€œπ…πŒΉπŒΈπ‚πŒ°πŒ²πŒ°πŒ²πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

π…πŒΉπŒΈπ‚πŒ°πŒ²πŒ°πŒ²πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic gānΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European Η΅Κ°engΚ°- β€” to walk; to step.

π…πŒΉπŒΈπ‚πŒ°πŒ²πŒ°πŒ²πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to go towards, go to meet

Definitions

  1. to go towards, go to meet

Ancestry of β€œπ…πŒΉπŒΈπ‚πŒ°πŒ²πŒ°πŒ²πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

π…πŒΉπŒΈπ‚πŒ°πŒ²πŒ°πŒ²πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽to go
2Proto-GermanicgānΔ…to go, walk
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanΗ΅Κ°engΚ°-to walk; to step

via Gothic π…πŒΉπŒΈπ‚πŒ°

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπ…πŒΉπŒΈπ‚πŒ°against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Η΅Κ°engΚ°- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic gānΔ… β†’Every word from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 β†’
π…πŒΉπŒΈπ‚πŒ°πŒ²πŒ°πŒ²πŒ²πŒ°πŒ½ β€” Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer