Proto-Indo-European

*gʰeh₁bʰ-

‘to grab, to take’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-.

46 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-, most familiar first.

• able ← habilis ← habeō ← *haβēō ← *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti
• due ← dewe ← deü ← devoir ← dēbēre
• average ← avarie ← avarie ← avaria ← عَوَارِيَّة
• ability ← abilite ← ableté ← habilitās ← habilis
• doubt ← douten ← douter ← dubitāre ← dubius
• exhibition ← exhibicion ← exhibitio ← exhibeō ← habeō
• habit ← habitus ← habeō ← *habēō
• habitat ← habitō
• prohibition ← prohibicion ← prohibitiō ← prohibeō ← habeō
• debit ← debet ← debitum ← debeō ← habeō
• endeavor ← endeveren ← endevour
• prohibit ← prohibiten ← prohibeō ← habeō ← *habēō

More words from *gʰeh₁bʰ-

• dubious
• inhibition
• inhibit
• habitual
• prohibitive
• javelin
• gab
• haver
• aver
• debenture
• habilitation
• habitus
• debility
• devoir
• debilitate
• habituate
• habitude
• habenula
• adhibit
• adhibition
• cohibition
• dishabituate
• gaffle
• gavelock
• gwall
• habena
• habile
• habilitate
• habitudinal
• inhabile
• redhibitory
• redhibition
• slumgullion
• yelve

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-