Words that come from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws

400 words across 35 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws — including here, hear, hair, ear, hers, ere, heir, hare.

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English (323)

Ancient Greek (9)

Latin (7)

French (6)

Italian (6)

Dutch (4)

West Frisian (3)

Danish (3)

Old Frisian (3)

Old Dutch (3)

Esperanto (3)

Faroese (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

Afrikaans (2)

Old High German (2)

Polish (2)

Swedish (1)

Icelandic (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Middle High German (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Proto-Indo-European (1)

German Low German (1)

Czech (1)

Slovak (1)

Bulgarian (1)

Russian (1)

Middle Irish (1)

Slovene (1)

Armenian (1)

Greek (1)

Translingual (1)

Aragonese (1)

Catalan (1)

Galician (1)