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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷém-tu-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →