Visigoth

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UK/ˈvɪz.ɪ.ɡɒθ/US/ˈvɪz.ɪˌɡɑθ/

noun

Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Ostrogoths being the other), which participated in several wars with Rome and established a kingdom with Toulouse for its capital.

OriginLate Latin Visigothus ← Proto-Germanic *wesuz ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus →
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Meanings

nounVisigoth (plural Visigoths)

plural Visigoths

  1. Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Ostrogoths being the other), which participated in several wars with Rome and established a kingdom with Toulouse for its capital.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus“good, excellent”
  2. Proto-Germanic*wesuz
  3. Late LatinVisigothus
  4. EnglishVisigoth

Borrowed from Late Latin Visigothus, from Gothic. According to Mallory & Adams, possibly a tribal name derived from Proto-Germanic *wesuz (reflected in personal names such as Old High German *wisu), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus (“good, excellent”). If so, related to Proto-Celtic *wesus (found in personal names), the Italic goddess Vesuna, and Sanskrit वसु (vasu, “good, excellent”). The term was coined by Cassiodorus under the misapprehension that it meant "west Goths".

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Translations

Arabic قُوطِيّ غَرْبِيّ
  • قُوطِيّ غَرْبِيّ (qūṭiyy ḡarbiyy)member of an East Germanic tribe
Catalan visigot, visigoda
  • visigotmember of an East Germanic tribe
  • visigodamember of an East Germanic tribe
Chinese Mandarin 西哥特人, 西哥德人
  • 西哥特人 (Xī Gētè rén)member of an East Germanic tribe
  • 西哥德人 (Xī Gēdé rén)member of an East Germanic tribe
Danish vestgoter
  • vestgotermember of an East Germanic tribe
Esperanto visigoto
  • visigotomember of an East Germanic tribe
French wisigoth, Wisigoth
  • wisigothmember of an East Germanic tribe
  • Wisigothmember of an East Germanic tribe
German Westgote
  • Westgotemember of an East Germanic tribe
Greek Βησιγότθος
  • Βησιγότθος (Visigótthos)member of an East Germanic tribe
Hungarian vizigót, nluyfashiJXOKZP'Lyugati gót
  • vizigótmember of an East Germanic tribe
  • nluyfashiJXOKZP'Lyugati gótmember of an East Germanic tribe
Irish Viseagotach
  • Viseagotachmember of an East Germanic tribe
Italian visigoto
  • visigotomember of an East Germanic tribe
Norwegian Bokmål vestgoter, visigoter
  • vestgotermember of an East Germanic tribe
  • visigotermember of an East Germanic tribe
Polish Wizygot, Wizygotka
  • Wizygotmember of an East Germanic tribe
  • Wizygotkamember of an East Germanic tribe
Portuguese visigodo
  • visigodomember of an East Germanic tribe
Romanian vizigot, vizigotă
  • vizigotmember of an East Germanic tribe
  • vizigotămember of an East Germanic tribe
Russian визиго́т, вестго́т
  • визиго́т (vizigót)member of an East Germanic tribe
  • вестго́т (vestgót)member of an East Germanic tribe
Spanish visigodo
  • visigodomember of an East Germanic tribe
Swedish västgot, visigot
  • västgotmember of an East Germanic tribe
  • visigotmember of an East Germanic tribe
Tagalog Bisigodo
  • Bisigodomember of an East Germanic tribe
Ukrainian вестго́т, візіго́т
  • вестго́т (vesthót)member of an East Germanic tribe
  • візіго́т (vizihót)member of an East Germanic tribe
Cite this entry
APA

Visigoth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Visigoth

MLA

“Visigoth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Visigoth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Visigoth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Visigoth.

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