girtwei

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Old Prussian

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Etymology

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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 gìrti (to praise).

Verb

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girtwei

  1. to praise