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

53 words across 16 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European lendhw- — including lumbar, loin, thoracolumbar, tenderloin, loincloth, lumbago, iliolumbar, paralumbar.

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English (23)

Spanish (7)

Latin (4)

Italian (4)

Portuguese (2)

Old French (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Middle French (1)

Catalan (1)

Galician (1)

Chavacano (1)

French (1)

Asturian (1)

Cebuano (1)

Middle English (1)

Old Portuguese (1)