Reconstruction:Gothic/๐Œธ๐…๐Œฐ๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ

This Gothic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Gothic

Etymology

Unknown; without Germanic cognates. Pokorny tentatively affiliates it with Proto-Indo-European *tewhโ‚‚- (โ€œto swellโ€).

Adjective

*๐Œธ๐…๐Œฐ๐ƒ๐„๐ƒ โ€ข (*รพwasts)

  1. strong, stable

Derived terms

References

  • Kรถbler, Gerhard (2014) โ€œรพwasts?***โ€, in Gotisches Wรถrterbuch (4. Auflage)โ€Ž[1] (in German)
  • Pokorny, Julius (1959) โ€œtฤ“u-, tษ™u-, teuฬฏษ™-, tuฬฏล-, tลซฬ†-โ€, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wรถrterbuchโ€Ž[2] (in German)
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