πΏπππΏπ²πΊπ
Gothic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. There do not appear to be Germanic cognates. Lehmann mentions two etymologies given by early philologists, but "neither proposal [is] cogent" in his view. The first theory holds that the word is, "with loss of w-", to be related to Sanskrit ΰ€΅ΰ₯ΰ€£ΰ€ΰ₯ΰ€€ΰ€Ώ (vαΉαΉakti, βto turnβ) and Ancient Greek αΌΟΞ³Ο (Γ©rgΕ), both said to be from a Proto-Indo-European *wer- (βto turn, bendβ). The other theory similarly claims loss of w-, noting that the word should be properly reconstructed as *uz-wrugks, but relates it instead to Ancient Greek αΏ₯ΞΞΌΞ²Ο (rhΓ©mbΕ), similarly said (by this etymologist) to be derived from Indo-European *wer-. With neither etymology being particularly persuasive, the provenance of the second element of this word remains elusive.[1] In any case, the first element is the prefix πΏπ- (us-).
Adjective
[edit]πΏπππΏπ²πΊπ β’ (urrugks)
Usage notes
[edit]- Occurs only in a gloss to Ephesians 2:3.
Declension
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) βurrugksβ, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feistβs dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 380