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Where does “𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃” come from?

𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic wlitiz, from Proto-Indo-European wēl-.

𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃 (Gothic): face; countenance, appearance

Definitions

  1. face; countenance, appearance

Ancestry of “𐍅𐌻𐌹𐍄𐍃”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwlitizsight, appearance; countenance, face; look,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →