Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “h₂oys-éh₂”

96 words across 19 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European h₂oys-éh₂ — including oar, oared, oarsman, oarlock, oarless, oary, oarfish, oarsmanship.

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Dutch (22)

German (20)

English (15)

Old English (10)

Old Saxon (4)

Old Dutch (3)

Old High German (3)

Low German (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Scots (2)

Middle High German (2)

Vilamovian (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Middle English (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle Low German (1)