Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

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

π†π‚πŒ°πŒΉπ… (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic fraiwΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- β€” to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

π†π‚πŒ°πŒΉπ… (Gothic): semen; seed; offspring

Definitions

  1. semen; seed; offspring

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicfraiwΔ…seed, semen; gender; offspring
2Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- β†’