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Where does “gotō” come from?

gotō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gutô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.

Ancestry of “gotō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgutôa Goth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “gotō”

  • Rundgotisch
  • Gote
  • Gotisch
  • gotisch
  • Halbgotisch
  • Gotsch
  • gotisch
  • Krim-Gotisch
  • Gotisch
  • gótikus
  • Gota
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