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Where does β€œπ†πŒ°πƒπ„πŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

π†πŒ°πƒπ„πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic fastānΔ…, from Proto-Germanic -ānΔ…, from Proto-Germanic -ajanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European -oyΓ©ti, from Proto-Indo-European -yΓ©ti, from Proto-Indo-European yΓ©-, from Chichewa iye β€” he, she.

π†πŒ°πƒπ„πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to keep, to hold firm

Definitions

  1. to keep, to hold firm

Ancestry of β€œπ†πŒ°πƒπ„πŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicfastānΔ…to observe, hold firm to; to fast, to abstain...
2Proto-Germanic-ānΔ…Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
3Proto-Germanic-ajanΔ…β€”
4Proto-Indo-European-oyΓ©tiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yΓ©tiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanyΓ©-β€”
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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