girtwei

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gírˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to welcome, greet, praise”).

Cognates include Sanskrit गृणाति (gṛṇā́ti, “to praise”), Latin grātus (“welcome”), Old Church Slavonic жрьти (žrĭti, “to sacrifice”) and Lithuanian gi̇̀rti (“to praise”).

Verb

girtwei

  1. to praise
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