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Where does “dwey-” come from?

dwey- (Proto-Indo-European): to fear

Definitions

  1. to fear

Words derived from “dwey-”

  • dire
  • dinosaur
  • direful
  • Deimos
  • direly
  • direfully
  • dinosaurian
  • direness
  • dinotherium
  • dinosaurlike
  • direfulness
  • dinosauric
  • dinospore
  • dinosaurish
  • nondinosaurian
  • nondinosaur
  • Deimosian
  • dinosaurology
  • dinosaurologist
  • dino-
  • Dinosaurus
  • dinosaurus
  • Dinosauria
  • dirus