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Where does “unkwô” come from?

unkwô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥gʷʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engʷʰ- — water-worm, eel.

Ancestry of “unkwô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥gʷʰ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engʷʰ-water-worm, eel

Words derived from “unkwô”

  • unke
  • unken
  • unkenreflex
  • Unken
  • Unke
  • Unkenreflex
  • unc
  • unke
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