Etymology Explorer β€Ί Gothic

Where does β€œπˆπŒ΄πŒΉπ„πƒβ€ come from?

πˆπŒ΄πŒΉπ„πƒ (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwΔ«taz, from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±weytos β€” bright; shine; shine; bright.

πˆπŒ΄πŒΉπ„πƒ (Gothic): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of β€œπˆπŒ΄πŒΉπ„πƒβ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichwΔ«tazwhite
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±weytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European αΈ±weytos β†’