Words that come from Proto-Indo-European mey

400 words across 33 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European mey — including message, promise, mission, permission, committee, commitment, permit, transmission.

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English (221)

Latin (56)

Italian (41)

French (32)

Middle French (7)

Dutch (7)

Icelandic (3)

Galician (2)

Ladin (2)

Dalmatian (2)

Russian (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Korean (2)

Danish (2)

Aragonese (1)

Tagalog (1)

Czech (1)

Interlingua (1)

Faroese (1)

Catalan (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Friulian (1)

Istriot (1)

Asturian (1)

Afrikaans (1)

West Flemish (1)

Chavacano (1)

Neapolitan (1)

Turkish (1)

Chinese (1)

Polish (1)

Chuukese (1)

Sicilian (1)