𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉

Gothic

Etymology

From *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (*þiudisks, “pertaining to a nation or nations”) +‎ -𐍉 (-ō, suffix forming adverbs from adjectives), calque of Ancient Greek ἐθνικῶς (ethnikôs). The first element can be analyzed as 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 (þiuda, “people, nation”) + -𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (-isks). It is unattested in the limited corpus that survives, but likely existed in the Gothic language as an inherited word from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz. Compare 𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉 (iudaiwiskō, “in a manner characteristic of Jews”).

Adverb

𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍉 • (þiudiskō)

1. (Christianity) in a manner characteristic of heathens or gentiles