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Where does “spond-h₂-” come from?

spond-h₂- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

Ancestry of “spond-h₂-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “spond-h₂-”

  • sponda
  • sponda
  • spondale
  • sponda
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