Proto-Indo-European
*denḱ-
‘to bite’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *denḱ-.
3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ-, most familiar first.
- tough ← tōh ← *tą̄h(ī) ← *tanhuz ← *tinganą
- tong ← tonge ← tange ← *tangu ← *tangō
- odaxelagnia ← ὀδάξ ← δάκνω
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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *denḱ-