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Where does “h₁weh₂-” come from?

h₁weh₂- (Proto-Indo-European): to leave, abandon, give out

Definitions

  1. to leave, abandon, give out

Words derived from “h₁weh₂-”

  • want
  • wanted
  • vast
  • vain
  • wanting
  • vanity
  • vacuum
  • vacation
  • vacant
  • devastating
  • vastly
  • unwanted
  • vanish
  • vainly
  • vacancy
  • wanton
  • waning
  • evacuate
  • vastness
  • evanescent
  • vacate
  • vacantly
  • vacuous
  • devastate