Proto-Indo-European
*Hreyk-
‘to line up’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk-.
3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk-, most familiar first.
- row ← rewe ← rǣw ← *raiwu ← *raiwō
- rowed ← row ← rewe ← rǣw ← *raiwu
- rigaree ← rigare ← riga ← riga ← rīga
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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *Hreyk-