Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπ†π‚πŒ°πŒ»πŒΏπƒπŒ½πŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

π†π‚πŒ°πŒ»πŒΏπƒπŒ½πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic π†π‚πŒ°πŒ»πŒΉπŒΏπƒπŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic fraleusanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- β€” louse.

π†π‚πŒ°πŒ»πŒΏπƒπŒ½πŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to become lost, to perish

Definitions

  1. to become lost, to perish

Ancestry of β€œπ†π‚πŒ°πŒ»πŒΏπƒπŒ½πŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπ†π‚πŒ°πŒ»πŒΉπŒΏπƒπŒ°πŒ½to lose
2Proto-GermanicfraleusanΔ…to lose, to cease to have
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- β†’