Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰreh₁d-

‘to sound’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-, most familiar first.

• regret ← regretten ← regreter ← *greter ← *grātan
• greet ← greten ← grētan ← *grōtijan ← *grōtijaną
• regrettable ← regret ← regretten ← regreter ← *greter
• regretter ← regret ← regretten ← regreter ← *greter
• regretless ← regret ← regretten ← regreter ← *greter

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-