Where does “neh₂wis” come from?

neh₂wis (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u-, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- — to swim; to float.

neh₂wis (Proto-Indo-European): corpse

Definitions

  1. corpse

Ancestry of “neh₂wis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanneh₂u-death; death; corpse; ship, boat
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂usboat
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₂-to swim; to float

Words derived from “neh₂wis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European neh₂u- →