Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ger-

‘to gather’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-.

17 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-, most familiar first.

• aggregate ← aggregat(e) ← aggregātum ← nominative ← aggregō
• congregate ← congregat(e) ← congregātus ← congregō ← gregō
• gaon ← गांव ← ग्राम ← *grā́mas ← *grā́mas
• agora ← ἀγορά ← *h₂goréh₂
• gregarious ← gregārius ← grex ← *gʷregs
• gaff ← gav ← 𑀕𑀸𑀫 ← 𑀕𑀸𑀫 ← ग्राम
• agoraphobia ← ἀγορά ← *agorā́ ← *h₂goréh₂
• agon ← ἀγών ← ἀγείρω ← *agéřřō
• panegyric ← panégyrique ← πανηγυρικός ← πᾰνήγῠρῐς ← ἄγυρις
• greige ← grège ← grège ← greggio ← *gregius
• paregoric ← παρηγορικός ← παρηγορέω ← ἀγορεύω ← ᾰ̓γορᾱ́
• agorai ← ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ ← *agorā́ ← *h₂goréh₂

More words from *h₂ger-

• agorism
• agorist
• agonescence
• agonescent
• panegyris

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-