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Where does “ὀφείλω” come from?

ὀφείλω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic opʰéľľō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰélyeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel-.

ὀφείλω (Ancient Greek): I owe; I am bound, obligated, I ought, I should,...

Definitions

  1. I owe; I am bound, obligated, I ought, I should,...

Ancestry of “ὀφείλω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicopʰéľľō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰélyeti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰel-—

Words derived from “ὀφείλω”

  • ὀφειλέτης
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel- →