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Where does “wei” come from?

wei (Proto-Indo-European): guilt, vice, fault

Definitions

  1. guilt, vice, fault

Words derived from “wei”

  • vice
  • vicious
  • viciously
  • vise
  • viciousness
  • vitiate
  • vituperation
  • vituperative
  • vitiligo
  • vitiation
  • viselike
  • vituperate
  • vicelike
  • antivice
  • vituperatively
  • viced
  • vituperous
  • vitiosity
  • vituperator
  • viceless
  • vituperable
  • vituperativeness
  • unvicious
  • viceman