Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ew

‘again, away from’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew.

10 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew, most familiar first.

• autism ← Autismus ← αὐτός
• nickname ← neke name ← ekename ← ek ← ēac
• eke ← ek ← ēac ← *auk ← *auk
• otiose ← ōtiōsus ← ōtium ← *autiom ← *h₂ewtyom
• authalic ← αὐτός
• autogolpe ← golpe ← αὐτός ← τόν ← αὖ
• automelon ← αὐτόμελον ← αὐτός
• autodifferentiation ← αὐτός ← τόν ← αὖ
• otiosity ← ociosité ← otiositas ← otiosus ← ōtium
• otiant ← ōtior ← or ← ōtium ← *autiom

More words from *h₂ew

• ear
• aviation
• audit
• acoustic
• oval
• obey
• audition
• avid
• audible
• anesthesia
• ey
• auditory

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew