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Where does “gʷémtis” come from?

gʷémtis (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

gʷémtis (Proto-Indo-European): step, act of walking

Definitions

  1. step, act of walking

Ancestry of “gʷémtis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “gʷémtis”

  • basis
  • base
  • basic
  • database
  • bases
  • baseball
  • basically
  • baseline
  • basement
  • bass
  • Base
  • basal
  • baseness
  • BASIC
  • baseless
  • basilar
  • baseman
  • abasement
  • basely
  • debasement
  • baseband
  • debase
  • basso
  • bassoon
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