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Where does “wr̥dʰom” come from?

wr̥dʰom (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

Ancestry of “wr̥dʰom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “wr̥dʰom”

  • word
  • password
  • wording
  • keyword
  • foreword
  • watchword
  • crossword
  • wordplay
  • codeword
  • afterword
  • WordNet
  • headword
  • catchword
  • wordly
  • loanword
  • wordsmith
  • reword
  • wordline
  • wordlist
  • subword
  • doubleword
  • wordlength
  • pseudoword
  • dword
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