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Where does “tm̥-n-h₂-” come from?

tm̥-n-h₂- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

Ancestry of “tm̥-n-h₂-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “tm̥-n-h₂-”

  • contempt
  • contemptuous
  • contemptible
  • contemptuously
  • contemn
  • contumacy
  • contumacious
  • contemning
  • contemptibly
  • contemner
  • contumaciously
  • contemptuousness
  • contemneth
  • contemptibleness
  • contumaciousness
  • contemnest
  • contemptful
  • self-contempt
  • contemningly
  • contemnible
  • contemptus
  • contemnens
  • contumaciter
  • contumacia
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