Proto-Indo-European

*(s)peh₂-

‘to stretch, to pull’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂-.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂-, most familiar first.

• space ← espace ← spatium
• splay ← splaien ← spayen ← espeier

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)peh₂-