Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eḱ-

‘sharp’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-.

102 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-, most familiar first.

• hear ← har ← hēran ← *hauʀijan ← *hauzijaną
• edge ← egge ← eċġ ← *aggju ← *agjō
• egg ← eggen ← eggian ← eggja ← *agjō
• acid ← acide ← acidus ← aceō ← *akēō
• ear ← er ← *ahaʀ ← *ahaz ← *h₂éḱos
• hammer ← hamer ← hamor ← *hamar ← *hamaraz
• eager ← egre ← aigre ← ācrus ← ācer
• acute ← acūta ← acūtus ← acuō ← acus
• axe ← ax ← æx ← *akusi ← *akwisī
• acne ← ἀκμή ← *akmā́
• oxide ← oxyde
• vinegar ← vynegre ← vinaigre ← aigre ← ācrus

More words from *h₂eḱ-

• edged
• mediocre
• acidity
• acetate
• mediocrity
• paragon
• acupuncture
• acacia
• exacerbate
• acumen
• acme
• acuity
• hark
• acyl
• acrid
• rosacea
• acrimony
• acerbic
• exacerbation
• roselle
• acuminate
• aiguille
• eglantine
• acetabulum
• acrolein
• acidify
• acicular
• oxic
• eisel
• aglet
• peroneus
• perone
• acerbity
• acidulous
• osetra
• acetary
• acicula
• acerbate
• acerb
• acerose
• acetable
• acetabuliferous
• acetabuliform
• acetarious
• acetum
• acetify
• acetimeter
• acetous
• acierage
• aculeiform
• acuate
• aculeate
• aculeated
• aculeus
• aciculiform
• aciculite
• acidiferous
• acidimeter
• acidimetry
• aciform
• acidhead
• acies
• aculeous
• acierate
• acieration
• acupunctuate
• acroterion
• acrity
• acroter
• actaeonid
• acicle
• acribic
• acroneme
• acetabulous
• agarita
• aiglet
• aigre
• aiguillesque
• aizkolari
• akroterion
• alegar
• canaigre
• epacrid
• hammercloth
• haggister
• hearsome
• osseter
• oxyntic
• oxycrate
• peroneum

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-