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Where does “Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-” come from?

Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.

Ancestry of “Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice

Words derived from “Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-”

  • dinner
  • dine
  • diner
  • dinnertime
  • jejunum
  • jejune
  • dinnerware
  • dinette
  • dinnerless
  • predinner
  • jejuneness
  • interdine
  • dinnerplate
  • jejunely
  • dineth
  • jejunity
  • dinnery
  • dinerlike
  • dinest
  • jentacular
  • dinery
  • dinnerwear
  • dinnerette
  • dinnerly
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