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

50 words across 11 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰwr̥ — including severe, severely, severity, persevere, severest, severer, asseveration, asseverate.

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English (16)

Latin (14)

Italian (8)

Portuguese (3)

French (2)

Catalan (2)

Middle French (1)

Spanish (1)

Norman (1)

Old French (1)

Proto-Italic (1)