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Where does “wéy” come from?

wéy (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

wéy (Proto-Indo-European): we

Definitions

  1. we

Ancestry of “wéy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “wéy”

  • hours
  • hour
  • nose
  • ours
  • hourly
  • whore
  • noose
  • hoary
  • hoar
  • wor
  • hourglass
  • nostrum
  • nosy
  • ourself
  • bottlenose
  • nosey
  • nosebleed
  • nosedive
  • ourn
  • whoreson
  • whorish
  • hourlong
  • nosiness
  • whoremonger
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