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

369 words across 78 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- — including gully, gullet, ghoulish, ghoul, sibyl, boule, gular, sibylline.

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English (43)

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Romanian (30)

Ancient Greek (26)

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Dutch (15)

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Urdu (2)

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Sauraseni Prakrit (2)

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Vulgar Latin (2)

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Malay (2)

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