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Where does “h₂wen-” come from?

h₂wen- (Proto-Indo-European): to strike, injure, hurt

Definitions

  1. to strike, injure, hurt

Words derived from “h₂wen-”

  • wound
  • wounds
  • woundeth
  • overwound
  • woundily
  • woundy
  • woundwort
  • wounder
  • underwound
  • woundless
  • woundable
  • woundest
  • woundwood
  • woundlike
  • woundcare
  • woundfin
  • stabwound
  • unwoundable
  • woundability
  • bewound
  • intrawound
  • airwound
  • woundsome
  • wund