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Where does β€œπ†πŒ°πŒΉπŒ·πŒΏπ†π‚πŒΉπŒΊπŒ΄πŒΉβ€ come from?

π†πŒ°πŒΉπŒ·πŒΏπ†π‚πŒΉπŒΊπŒ΄πŒΉ (Gothic) comes from Gothic π†πŒ°πŒΉπŒ·πŒΏπ†π‚πŒΉπŒΊπƒ, from Gothic π†πŒ°πŒΉπŒ·πŒΏ, from Proto-Germanic fehu, from Proto-Indo-European pΓ©αΈ±u, from Proto-Indo-European peαΈ±- β€” to pluck; livestock; wealth.

π†πŒ°πŒΉπŒ·πŒΏπ†π‚πŒΉπŒΊπŒ΄πŒΉ (Gothic): covetousness; greed

Definitions

  1. covetousness; greed

Ancestry of β€œπ†πŒ°πŒΉπŒ·πŒΏπ†π‚πŒΉπŒΊπŒ΄πŒΉβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπ†πŒ°πŒΉπŒ·πŒΏπ†π‚πŒΉπŒΊπƒcovetous
2Gothicπ†πŒ°πŒΉπŒ·πŒΏproperty, possessions; wealth, riches; money
3Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpΓ©αΈ±ulivestock
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeαΈ±-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peαΈ±- β†’