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Where does “mend-” come from?

mend- (Proto-Indo-European): physical defect, fault; to fault

Definitions

  1. physical defect, fault; to fault

Words derived from “mend-”

  • amend
  • mend
  • mending
  • mendicant
  • emendation
  • mendacity
  • mendacious
  • mender
  • mendicancy
  • amendatory
  • emend
  • amendable
  • mendaciously
  • amender
  • unamendable
  • roadmender
  • mendable
  • mendaciousness
  • mendigo
  • emendator
  • mendeth
  • amendeth
  • unmendable
  • emendate