Proto-Indo-European

*weh₁y-

‘to twist, wind, weave, plait’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-.

41 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-, most familiar first.

• with ← withe ← wiþþe ← *wiþjǭ ← *weyt-
• wine ← wyn ← wīn ← *wīn ← *wīną
• weak ← waik ← veikr ← *waikwaz ← *wīkwaną
• novel ← novelle ← novella ← vītis ← *wītis
• wire ← wir ← wīr ← *wīraz ← *weh₁iros
• vinyl ← vīnum ← *wīnom ← *wéyh₁ō
• iris ← ἶρις ← *wī́ris
• vine ← vyne ← vigne ← vīnia ← vīnea
• novella ← vītis ← *wītis ← *wéh₁itis
• vise ← vis ← vyz ← vis ← vītis
• vino ← vīnum ← *wīnom ← *wéyh₁ō
• vignette ← vigne ← vigne ← vigne ← vinia

More words from *weh₁y-

• vetch
• beno
• vint
• withy
• vinous
• vitta
• vinal
• viniculture
• vinaceous
• antiwine
• feeze
• powidl
• povidlo
• vendange
• vinolent
• vinify
• vimen
• viniferous
• vindemial
• vinosity
• vineal
• viminal
• vimineous
• vinescent
• vitology
• vinophilic
• vinok
• vicinin
• vrille

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-