Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰew-

‘to pour’

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

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

• god ← *gudą ← *ǵʰutós
• chemist ← chimiste ← chimie ← chymie ← chimia
• futile ← fūtilis ← fūtis ← *houtis ← *ǵʰéw-tis ~ *ǵʰu-téy-s
• giddy ← gidi ← gidiġ ← *gudīg ← *god
• gust ← gustr ← *gustiz
• futility ← fūtilitās ← fūtilis ← fūtis ← *houtis
• gush ← guschen ← guysen
• geyser ← Geysir ← geysa ← geysa ← *gausijaną
• ingot
• chone ← χώνη ← χοάνη ← χέω ← *ǵʰéweti
• ecchymosis ← ἐκχύμωσις ← ἐκχέω ← χέω ← *ǵʰéweti
• chyle ← chȳlus ← χυλός ← χέω ← *ǵʰéweti

More words from *ǵʰew-

• chytrid
• havan
• chyme
• chytridiomycosis
• goit
• chemosis
• chyometer
• choanoid
• choana
• chous
• choanite
• chytra
• choical
• diachysis
• euchymy
• ewte
• gyatt
• hotr
• prochoos
• synchysis

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-