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Where does “weǵ-eh₁-(ye)-” come from?

weǵ-eh₁-(ye)- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

Ancestry of “weǵ-eh₁-(ye)-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

Words derived from “weǵ-eh₁-(ye)-”

  • vigorous
  • vigorously
  • vigour
  • vigorousness
  • overvigorous
  • unvigorous
  • vigourless
  • vigoured
  • unvigorously
  • vigoroso
  • vigourlessness
  • vigor
  • vigeo
  • vigesco
  • vigorosus
  • pervigens
  • vigere
  • vigens
  • vigescens
  • pervigeo
  • vigor
  • vigente
  • vigoroso
  • previgente
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