Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ówis

‘sheep’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

15 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis, most familiar first.

• aviation ← avis ← *awis ← *h₂éwis
• avian ← avis ← *awis ← *h₂éwis
• aviator ← aviateur ← aviation ← avis ← *awis
• ewe ← eowu ← *awi ← *awiz
• aviary ← aviārium ← avis ← *awis ← *h₂éwis
• avocet ← avocette ← avocetta ← avis ← *awis
• ovine ← ovīnus ← ovis ← *owis
• aviophobia ← avion ← avis ← *awis ← *h₂éwis
• avine ← avis ← *awis ← *h₂éwis
• avicolous ← avis ← *awis ← *h₂éwis
• aviform ← avis ← *awis ← *h₂éwis
• Œcles ← Οἰκλῆς ← οἶς ← *ówis

More words from *h₂ówis

• eyren
• panoistic
• spermatoon

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis