Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰen-

‘to slay, kill’

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

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

• defend ← defenden ← defendre ← dēfendō ← *fendō
• offensive ← offensif ← offendre ← offendre ← offendō
• offense ← offence ← offensa ← offendō ← *fendō
• fence ← defens
• offend ← offendre ← offendō ← *fendō ← *fendō
• bane ← bana ← *banō ← *banô
• fend ← fenden ← deffendre ← dēfendō ← *fendō
• infest ← infesten ← infester ← īnfestō ← īnfestus
• danglebahn ← Bahn ← ban ← *bana ← *banu
• erotophonophilia ← φόνος ← *kʷʰónos ← *gʷʰónos
• ogonek ← ogon ← *ogonъ ← *gonъ ← *gʷʰónos
• phonomania ← φόνος ← *kʷʰónos ← *gʷʰónos

More words from *gʷʰen-

• samogon
• defence

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen-