Reconstruction:Gothic/𐌸𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃

This Gothic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *tewh₂- (“to swell”).

Adjective

*𐌸𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 • (*þwasts)

strong, stable

Derived terms

𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaþwastjan)
𐌸𐍅𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌸𐌰 (þwastiþa)

References

Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “þwasts?***”, in Gotisches Wörterbuch (4. Auflage)‎ (in German)
Pokorny, Julius (1959), “tēu-, təu-, teu̯ə-, tu̯ō-, tū̆-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch‎ (in German)