Where does “ῥήγνυμι” come from?

ῥήγνυμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

ῥήγνυμι (Ancient Greek): I break asunder, tear, rend, shatter; I break,...

Definitions

  1. I break asunder, tear, rend, shatter; I break,...

Ancestry of “ῥήγνυμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear

Words derived from “ῥήγνυμι

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ-
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