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Where does “ǵelt-” come from?

ǵelt- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ǵelt- (Proto-Indo-European): womb

Definitions

  1. womb

Ancestry of “ǵelt-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “ǵelt-”

  • children
  • child
  • childlike
  • childcare
  • childless
  • grandchild
  • childbearing
  • childrearing
  • brainchild
  • childlessness
  • childbed
  • childe
  • schoolchild
  • childlikeness
  • childproof
  • childminder
  • chield
  • unchildlike
  • childness
  • childrenswear
  • girlchild
  • Childermas
  • childie
  • childing
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