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Where does “h₂ews-ro-” come from?

h₂ews-ro- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

h₂ews-ro- (Proto-Indo-European): of the dawn or morning, matutinal; eastern;...

Definitions

  1. of the dawn or morning, matutinal; eastern;...

Ancestry of “h₂ews-ro-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

Words derived from “h₂ews-ro-”

  • eastern
  • southeastern
  • easternmost
  • easterner
  • Mideastern
  • southeasternmost
  • easternness
  • easternization
  • easternism
  • easternisation
  • southeasterner
  • easternize
  • noneastern
  • easternise
  • Eastern Herzegovinian
  • esturne
  • esterne
  • ēasterne
  • easterne
  • austrōnijaz
  • austrœnn
  • utrě
  • utro
  • witśe
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