Where does “gʷentus” come from?
gʷentus (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷém-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.
Ancestry of “gʷentus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷém-tu-s | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |