Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰwer-

‘wild’

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

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

• bear ← bere ← bera ← *berō ← *berô
• ferocious ← ferōx ← *ferōks ← *ǵʰweroh₃kʷs
• treacle ← triacle ← triacle ← tyriaca ← *triaca
• therian ← θηρίον ← θήρ ← *kʷʰḗr
• afrotherian ← θηρίον ← θήρ ← *kʷʰḗr
• afrothere ← θηρίον ← θήρ ← *kʷʰḗr
• efferate ← efferātus ← efferō ← efferus ← ferus
• prototherian ← θηρίον ← θήρ ← *kʷʰḗr
• theriac ← theriacum ← θηριακὸν ← θηριακὴ ← θηρίον
• therianthrope ← ἄνθρωπος ← θηρίον ← θήρ ← *kʷʰḗr
• theriaca ← θηριακή ← θηρίον ← θήρ ← *kʷʰḗr
• theroid ← θήρ ← *kʷʰḗr

More words from *ǵʰwer-

• theront

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-