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Where does “h₂ews-” come from?

h₂ews- (Proto-Indo-European): dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Definitions

  1. dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “h₂ews-”

  • east
  • Australia
  • eastern
  • Australian
  • exhausted
  • sore
  • Easter
  • exhaustion
  • exhaust
  • Essex
  • northeast
  • exhaustive
  • aura
  • sorely
  • exhausting
  • inexhaustible
  • southeastern
  • soar
  • Oz
  • aureus
  • Aurelius
  • Easton
  • exhaustively
  • eastwards