Proto-Indo-European

*h₁engʷ-

‘to burn’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ-.

9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ-, most familiar first.

• ignition ← ignītiō ← ignio ← ignis ← *engʷnis
• igneous ← igneus ← ignis ← *h₁n̥gʷnís
• ingle ← aingeal ← aingel ← *h₁óngʷl̥
• wonga ← angar ← 𑀅𑀁𑀕𑀸𑀭 ← अङ्गार ← *Hángāras
• ignescent ← ignescens ← ignescere ← ignis ← *h₁n̥gʷnís
• igniferous ← ignifer ← ignis ← *engʷnis ← *h₁n̥gʷnís
• igneal ← ignel ← *ignealis ← igneus ← ignis
• ignigenous ← ignigenus ← ignis ← *h₁n̥gʷnís
• ignaqueous ← ignis ← *h₁n̥gʷnís

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ-