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Where does “geh₂widéh₁yeti” come from?

geh₂widéh₁yeti (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European geh₂w- — to rejoice.

Ancestry of “geh₂widéh₁yeti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangeh₂w-to rejoice

Words derived from “geh₂widéh₁yeti”

  • joy
  • rejoice
  • joyous
  • joyful
  • rejoicing
  • joyfully
  • joyously
  • joyless
  • jouissance
  • joyousness
  • joystick
  • joyfulness
  • joyance
  • joyride
  • killjoy
  • rejoicingly
  • joylessness
  • joylessly
  • rejoicest
  • unjoyous
  • overjoy
  • rejoiceful
  • unrejoicing
  • gaudeamus
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