Words that come from Proto-Germanic uwwô

251 words across 33 languages descend from Proto-Germanic uwwô — including whole, hole, holes, portal, wholesale, owl, wholeheartedly, keyhole.

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English (186)

Swedish (8)

Dutch (6)

Middle English (5)

German (4)

Old Saxon (4)

Danish (3)

Japanese (3)

Old Dutch (3)

Old High German (2)

Icelandic (2)

Korean (2)

Afrikaans (2)

Old English (2)

West Frisian (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

German Low German (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Faroese (1)

Old Norse (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Scots (1)

Bengali (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)

Norwegian Nynorsk (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Middle High German (1)

Middle Low German (1)