Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ōwyóm

‘egg’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.

9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm, most familiar first.

• love ← l’œuf ← œuf ← oef ← (*)ŏvum
• egg ← eg ← *ajją
• oval ← ovalis ← ovum ← *ōw(j)om
• ey ← ei ← ǣġ ← *aij ← *ajją
• oeuf ← œuf ← œuf ← oef ← (*)ŏvum
• huevo ← hueuo ← (*)ŏvum ← *ŏvum ← *ōw(j)om
• eyren ← eyre ← ǣġru ← ǣġ ← *aij
• panoistic ← ᾠόν ← *ōyyón
• spermatoon ← ᾠόν ← *ōyyón

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm