Words that come from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ-

294 words across 35 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European stengʷ- — including distinct, distinction, distinguished, distinguish, instinct, distinctive, distinctly, distinguishing.

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English (140)

Latin (31)

Italian (16)

French (13)

Catalan (10)

Middle English (10)

Spanish (7)

Portuguese (6)

German (6)

Dutch (5)

Esperanto (5)

Old French (5)

Swedish (3)

Ido (3)

Proto-Germanic (3)

Old English (3)

Romanian (3)

Old Norse (3)

Middle French (2)

Hungarian (2)

Aromanian (2)

Old Frisian (2)

Old High German (2)

Middle Dutch (1)

Low German (1)

Venetian (1)

Dalmatian (1)

Mirandese (1)

Greek (1)

Galician (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Elfdalian (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle High German (1)