Proto-Indo-European

*h₂éwh₂os

‘maternal grandfather’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os.

12 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os, most familiar first.

• uncle ← *aunclum ← avunculus
• eam ← eem ← *awahaimaz
• ayah ← aia ← avia ← avus
• abuela ← aviola ← avia ← avus
• ael ← ayel ← aiol ← *aviolus ← avus
• abuelo ← avuelo ← *aviolum ← aviola ← avia
• aval ← avus
• avital ← avus
• atavism ← atavisme ← atavus ← avus
• avonymic ← avus
• ayel ← aiol ← *aviolus ← avus
• nimravid ← Nimravidae ← avus

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os