Proto-Indo-European

*kew-

‘bend’

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

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

• hive ← hyve ← hȳf ← *hūfi ← *kuHp-
• hue ← hewe ← hīew ← *hiwi ← *hiwją
• cwm ← *komm ← *kumbā ← *kumbʰos

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kew-