Proto-Indo-European

*h₂yew-

‘straight, upright, right’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-.

44 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-, most familiar first.

• just ← juste ← juste ← iūstus ← iovestos
• yet ← ġīet ← *jūta ← *juta
• justice ← justise ← iūstitia ← iūstus ← iūs
• judge ← jugen ← juger ← jugier ← iūdicō
• jury ← jure ← juree ← iūrāta ← iūrō
• judgment ← juggement ← jugement ← iūdicāmentum ← iūdicō
• justify ← justifien ← justifier ← justificare ← iūstus
• judicial ← iūdiciālis ← iūdicium ← iūdicō ← iūdex
• judiciary ← iudiciarius ← iūdicium ← iūdicō ← iūdex
• justification ← justificacioun ← iustificationem ← iustifico ← iustus
• injustice ← iniustitia ← iūstitia ← iūstus ← iovestos
• prejudice ← praeiūdicium ← iūdicium ← iūdicō ← iūdex

More words from *h₂yew-

• preach
• predicament
• conjure
• predicate
• jurist
• judicious
• injurious
• adjudicate
• judicature
• prejudge
• conjuration
• abjure
• justiciary
• giusto
• jurat
• adjudge
• indice
• adjure
• jural
• abjudge
• adjuration
• ejuration
• giustamente
• indicium
• judicatory
• judication
• juratory
• judicable
• jurator
• predicant
• prejudicate
• prejudicant
• injury

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-