Proto-Indo-European

*kʷelp-

‘to curve, arch’

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

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

• gulf ← golf ← golfo ← colfos ← κόλπος
• overwhelming ← overwhelm ← overwhelmen ← whelmen ← *hwealmnian
• overwhelmed ← overwhelm ← overwhelmen ← whelmen ← *hwealmnian
• overwhelm ← overwhelmen ← whelmen ← *hwealmnian ← *hwealfnian
• culpable ← culpābilis ← culpō ← culpa ← *kʷolpā
• culpa ← *kʷolpā ← *kʷolp-eh₂
• colposcopy ← κόλπος
• whelm ← whelmen ← *hwealmnian ← hwealf ← *hwalb
• aerocolpos ← κόλπος
• colposcope ← κόλπος
• colpus ← κόλπος
• culpe ← coulpe ← coulpe ← coupe ← culpa

More words from *kʷelp-

• inculpate
• overwhelmment

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp-