Proto-Indo-European

*bʰew-

‘to grow, swell’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-.

17 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-, most familiar first.

• big ← *bugja-
• beat ← beten ← bēatan ← *bautan ← *bautaną
• bold ← *budlą
• bug ← bugge ← *bugja-
• beam ← bem ← *baum ← *baumaz
• beetle ← betel ← bȳtel ← bīetel ← *bautil
• bile ← *būlǭ
• paddock ← paddok
• footer ← foutre ← foutre ← fotre ← futuere
• beal ← beel ← bȳle ← *būlijā ← *būlijǭ
• poutine
• fust ← fūstis

More words from *bʰew-

• ebullience
• futter
• bugan
• fouter
• omnifutuent

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-