Proto-Indo-European

*(s)gʷes-

‘to be extinguished’

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

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes-, most familiar first.

• asbestos ← ἄσβεστος ← σβεστός ← σβέννῡμῐ
• quench ← quenchen ← cwenċan ← *kwankijaną ← *kwinkaną
• asbestosize ← asbestos ← asbestos ← ἄσβεστος ← σβεστός
• asbestosless ← asbestos ← asbestos ← ἄσβεστος ← σβεστός

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷes-