Where does β*π½π°π πΉπππβ come from?
*π½π°π πΉπππ (Gothic) comes from Gothic π½π°πΏπ, from Proto-Germanic nawiz, from Proto-Indo-European nehβwis, from Proto-Indo-European nehβu-, from Proto-Indo-European nΓ©hβus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nehβ- β to swim; to float.
Ancestry of β*π½π°π πΉπππβ, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gothic | π½π°πΏπ | dead person, corpse, cadaver |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | nawiz | corpse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nehβwis | corpse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | nehβu- | death; death; corpse; ship, boat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | nΓ©hβus | boat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nehβ- | to swim; to float |