Proto-Indo-European
*gʰed-
‘to find’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-.
54 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-, most familiar first.
- yet ← yeten ← ġietan ← *getan ← *getaną
- guess ← gessen ← getse ← *getsa ← *gitisōną
- prison ← prisoun ← prisūn ← prehēnsiō ← prehendō
- surprise ← sorprendre ← prendre ← prendere ← prehendō
- prize ← prise ← prise ← prendre ← prehendō
- comprehensive ← compréhensif ← comprehēnsīvus ← comprehendō ← prehendō
- prisoner ← prisonier ← prison ← prehensiō ← prehendō
- prey ← preye ← preie ← praeda ← *praiɣodā
- predator ← praedātor ← praedor ← praeda ← *praiɣodā
- apprentice ← aprentis ← aprendre ← apprehendō ← prehendō
- comprehend ← comprehenden ← comprehendere ← prehendō ← *praiɣendō
- comprise ← comprisen ← compris ← comprehendō ← prehendō
More words from *gʰed-
- comprehension
- apprehension
- apprehensive
- apprehend
- reprehensible
- predation
- reprieve
- imprison
- impregnable
- impresario
- beget
- prehensile
- apprise
- depredation
- presa
- predaceous
- hedera
- emprise
- prehension
- impresa
- predacious
- reprehend
- prehend
- apprenticeage
- chadacryst
- deprehend
- hederaceous
- hederiform
- hederiferous
- irreprehensible
- lierre
- prender
- prede
- predal
- predacean
- prensation
- predacity
- purpresture
- reprehension
- spreagh
- spreath
- unbegun
- get
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰed-