Proto-Indo-European

*kob-

‘good fortune, prophecy’

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

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

• happy ← hap ← happ ← *hampą
• happen ← happenen ← hæppan ← *heppa ← *hampijaną
• perhaps ← perhappes ← perhap ← hap ← happ
• happening ← happen ← happenen ← happen ← hæppan
• hap ← happ ← *hampą
• perhap ← hap ← happ ← *hampą

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kob-