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

80 words across 27 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European gʷewH- — including booty, filibuster, freebooter, freebooting, Boudica, butty, Boudican, flibustier.

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English (17)

French (7)

Dutch (6)

Lithuanian (6)

Scottish Gaelic (6)

German (4)

Irish (3)

Proto-Celtic (3)

Norwegian Bokmål (3)

Middle English (3)

Middle Low German (3)

Italian (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Irish (1)

Russian (1)

Welsh (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Old Norse (1)

Spanish (1)

Old French (1)

Middle High German (1)

Gaulish (1)

Frankish (1)

Vulgar Latin (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Latin (1)