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Where does “wedʰ-” come from?

wedʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Definitions

  1. to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “wedʰ-”

  • engage
  • engagement
  • wedding
  • mortgage
  • weeds
  • weed
  • wed
  • seaweed
  • mortgagee
  • disengagement
  • mortgagor
  • weedy
  • unwed
  • milkweed
  • newlywed
  • ragweed
  • Taoiseach
  • chickweed
  • duckweed
  • bindweed
  • tumbleweed
  • pigweed
  • engager
  • reengagement