Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “pel”
290 words across 38 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European pel — including push, pulse, pushing, compel, compulsory, compulsion, repulsive, compulsive.
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English (119)
- push
- pulse
- pushing
- compel
- compulsory
- compulsion
- repulsive
- compulsive
- repel
- expel
- repulsion
- repulse
- poultice
- pushy
- compulsively
- pusher
- compulsorily
- pulseless
- pushover
- pulsate
- repulsiveness
- pushbutton
- pushcart
- compellable
- pushchair
- repulsively
- pushback
- prepulse
- pulsion
- pushrod
- pushpin
- compulsiveness
- compulsivity
- repeller
- pushout
- compeller
- expeller
- retropulsion
- pushiness
- pushful
- expellee
- monopulse
- pulselessness
- repoussé
- pultaceous
- interpulse
- noncompulsory
- multipulse
- repoussoir
- compelleth
- pulsebeat
- pulsejet
- compellest
- repulsor
- pushfulness
- pusheth
- compulsoriness
- intrapulse
- pushable
- lateropulsion
- noncompulsive
- bellpush
- repellest
- chemorepulsive
- repulser
- pushest
- expellable
- pushball
- micropulse
- repelleth
- pulselike
- toolpusher
- unrepulsive
- chemorepulsion
- subpulse
- outpush
- pushily
- unpushy
- afterpulse
- unpushing
- pulsimeter
- pushingly
- electropulse
- uncompellable
- pulsific
- pusherman
- pulsetrain
- pulsatance
- woodpusher
- pushforward
- retropropulsion
- pushstick
- nonpulse
- overpush
- pushfully
- compulsional
- compellably
- poltophagy
- pushknee
- push-bike
- pushlet
- aeropulse
- chemorepulsant
- nonrepulsive
- wavepulse
- forthpushing
- poulticelike
- reexpel
- pulsus bisferiens
- underpush
- pushwall
- unpushily
- unpushingly
- attopulse
- compulsionary
- pushpad
- pushblock
- pushoverness
- pushbike