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Where does “h₂oys-éh₂” come from?

h₂oys-éh₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.

Ancestry of “h₂oys-éh₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request

Words derived from “h₂oys-éh₂”

  • oar
  • oared
  • oarsman
  • oarlock
  • oarless
  • oary
  • oarfish
  • oarsmanship
  • oarage
  • oarlike
  • oarweed
  • oarswoman
  • unoared
  • oreweed
  • oar blade
  • ehrenamtlich
  • Ehrenamt
  • ehrenrührig
  • Ehrenmord
  • ehrwürdig
  • ehrenwörtlich
  • ehren
  • unehrlich
  • ehrlich
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