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Where does “key-” come from?

key- (Proto-Indo-European): to be lying down; to settle

Definitions

  1. to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “key-”

  • here
  • am
  • home
  • American
  • become
  • above
  • itself
  • believe
  • city
  • behind
  • America
  • beyond
  • beginning
  • hair
  • begin
  • Henry
  • civil
  • becoming
  • beneath
  • c.
  • ear
  • thereby
  • Harry
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