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Where does “wekʷ-” come from?

wekʷ- (Proto-Indo-European): to speak, to sound out

Definitions

  1. to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “wekʷ-”

  • voice
  • weight
  • eight
  • ought
  • optical
  • epic
  • optic
  • aught
  • overweight
  • optics
  • lightweight
  • unequivocal
  • unequivocally
  • equivocal
  • whit
  • voicing
  • voiceless
  • heavyweight
  • oughtn't
  • optically
  • vociferous
  • wight
  • counterweight
  • underweight