Words that come from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-

400 words across 8 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — including were, world, previous, street, violence, obvious, previously, streets.

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English (359)

Latin (26)

French (5)

Middle French (3)

Italian (3)

Ancient Greek (2)

Dutch (1)

Icelandic (1)