Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeygʷ-

‘to stick, set up’

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

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

• final ← fīnālis ← fīnis ← *fignis
• fine ← fin ← fin ← fīniō ← fīnis
• finish ← finishen ← fīnīre ← fīnis ← *fignis
• fix ← fixen ← *fixer ← fīxus ← fīgō
• definition ← diffinicioun ← dēfīnītiō ← dēfīniō ← fīniō
• dig ← diggen ← dīcian ← *dīkōn ← *dīk
• infinite ← infinit ← īnfīnītus ← fīnis ← *fignis
• finale ← fīnālis ← fīnis ← *fignis
• ditch ← dich ← dīċ ← *dīk ← *dīkaz
• infinity ← infinite ← infinité ← īnfīnitās ← fīnis
• finite ← fynyte ← fīnītus ← fīniō ← fīnis
• fin ← finis ← *fignis

More words from *dʰeygʷ-

• dyke
• finesse
• financier
• confine
• dike
• crucify
• infinitesimal
• infinitive
• fino
• finis
• finial
• soffit
• infix
• finito
• transfinite
• finitude
• infinitude
• digue
• confix
• crucifier
• definiendum
• definitude
• fichu
• finifugal
• indefinitude
• prefinition
• prefine
• prefigation
• suffigation
• suffigal

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-