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Where does “seǵʰwr̥” come from?

seǵʰwr̥ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

Ancestry of “seǵʰwr̥”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

Words derived from “seǵʰwr̥”

  • severe
  • severely
  • severity
  • persevere
  • severest
  • severer
  • asseveration
  • asseverate
  • nonsevere
  • severeness
  • asseverative
  • oversevere
  • overseverity
  • assever
  • asseverational
  • assevereth
  • severitas
  • adseveratus
  • assevero
  • asseverare
  • asseverans
  • asseverandus
  • asseveraturus
  • asseveratus
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