Proto-Indo-European

*kes-

‘to scrape, comb’

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

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

• hair ← her ← hǣr ← *hār ← *hērą
• hairy ← hery ← her ← hǣr ← *hār
• herring ← hering ← hǣring ← *hāring ← *hār
• hards ← herdes ← herde ← heordan ← heorde
• xylem ← ξύλον ← *ksewlo-
• xylitol ← ξύλον ← *ksewlo-
• hairen ← heeren ← hǣren ← *hārīn ← *hār
• khokhol ← хохо́л ← хохолъ ← *xoxolъ ← *kosa
• kudyapi ← कच्छप ← *kaćyápas
• xylophagous ← ξῠ́λον ← *ksewlo-
• xylotomous ← ξύλον ← *ksewlo-
• xylon ← ξύλον ← *ksewlo-

More words from *kes-

• xylotheque
• castle

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kes-