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Where does “gutte” come from?

gutte (Old Irish) comes from Latin vōcālis, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Italic wōks, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Ancestry of “gutte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvōcālis—
2Latinvōx—
3Proto-Italicwōksvoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “gutte”

  • guta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →