Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “ǵews-”

400 words across 88 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — including choice, choose, disgust, disgusting, gusto, gustatory, Valkyrie, disgustingly.

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English (60)

Dutch (27)

Latin (21)

Italian (17)

French (14)

Finnish (14)

Old English (13)

Proto-Germanic (12)

Icelandic (9)

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Romanian (8)

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Words from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — 400 descendants | Etymology Explorer