Words that come from Proto-West Germanic -u

352 words across 34 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic -u — including her, here, hair, hers, hire, heir, hare, harbor.

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English (234)

Middle English (37)

Old English (7)

Swedish (6)

French (5)

Esperanto (5)

Dutch (4)

Old French (4)

German (4)

Icelandic (3)

Cebuano (3)

Old Occitan (3)

Spanish (3)

Scots (3)

Old Dutch (3)

Proto-West Germanic (3)

Middle Low German (3)

Italian (2)

Japanese (2)

Norman (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Marshallese (1)

Nigerian Pidgin (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Middle French (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Old Norse (1)

Torres Strait Creole (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Frankish (1)

Medieval Latin (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle High German (1)