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Where does “tewh₂-” come from?

tewh₂- (Proto-Indo-European): to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Definitions

  1. to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tewh₂-”

  • total
  • thousand
  • Dutch
  • totally
  • butter
  • tumor
  • tomb
  • thumb
  • Socrates
  • bureaucracy
  • bureaucratic
  • bureau
  • totality
  • Tudor
  • tumour
  • somatic
  • thud
  • Teutonic
  • Dutchman
  • Socratic
  • tombstone
  • tubercle
  • thumbnail
  • thousandth