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Where does “gū-” come from?

gū- (Proto-Indo-European): to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Definitions

to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “gū-”

code
clean
coding
bowel
glue
cleansing
cleaner
cleanse
cod
keel
glutamate
cleanup
encode
bequest
gluten
decoder
decode
bequeath
bituminous
encoder
bitumen
botulinum
cud
cudgel

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