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Where does “ǵʰḗr” come from?

ǵʰḗr (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

ǵʰḗr (Proto-Indo-European): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “ǵʰḗr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “ǵʰḗr”

  • capricious
  • caprice
  • urchin
  • capriciously
  • capriciousness
  • capriccio
  • capricci
  • herisson
  • urchinlike
  • hurcheon
  • uncapricious
  • erinaceous
  • noncapricious
  • ericius
  • nano-urchin
  • sea urchin
  • capriccioso
  • a capriccio
  • er
  • ericius
  • ericiare
  • eris
  • erinaceus
  • capricho
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