Proto-Indo-European

*gʷerH-

‘to express approval’

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

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

• agree ← agreen ← agreer ← ad
• agreement ← agrement ← agrement ← agreer ← gré
• grace ← grātia ← grātus ← *gʷrātos ← *gʷr̥H-tó-s
• gratitude ← gratitudō ← grātus ← *gʷrātos ← *gʷr̥Htós
• congratulate ← congrātulātus ← congrātulor ← grātulor ← *grātulus
• gracious ← gracieus ← gratiosus ← gratia ← grātus
• grate ← grātus ← *gʷrātos ← *gʷr̥H-tó-s
• gratis ← grātiīs ← grātus ← *gʷrātos ← *gʷr̥Htós
• gratuitous ← grātuītus ← grātia ← grātus ← *gʷrātos
• gracias ← grātia ← grātus ← *gʷrātos ← *gʷr̥H-tó-s
• congratulation ← congratulacion ← congrātulātiō ← congrātulor ← grātulor
• gree ← gre ← gré ← gratum ← gratus

More words from *gʷerH-

• ingrate
• grazioso
• congree
• gracioso
• gratulation
• gratulatory
• gratitudinal
• ingrateful
• zhrets
• zhritsa

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-