Proto-Indo-European
*peh₂ǵ-
‘to attach, fix, fasten’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-.
46 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-, most familiar first.
- page ← pāgina
- travel ← travelen ← travailen
- pole ← pāl ← *pāl ← *pālu ← pālus
- propaganda ← prōpāgō
- pale ← pal ← pālus ← *pākslos ← *peh₂ǵ-slos
- compact ← compāctus ← compingō ← pangō ← *pangō
- peel ← pel ← pālus ← *pākslos ← *peh₂ǵ-slos
- peasant ← paissaunt ← paisant ← païsant ← païs
- pagan ← pāgānus ← pāgus
- pageant ← pagent ← pagina
- propagate ← prōpāgātus
- paganism ← pāgānismus ← pāgānus ← pāgus
More words from *peh₂ǵ-
- pala
- palisade
- travail
- pectin
- impinge
- pagination
- impactor
- fack
- pawl
- impaction
- pagina
- pegmatite
- paisano
- paysage
- palus
- paleta
- travois
- pectic
- pagus
- arytenoidopexy
- bibliopegy
- bibliopegism
- paginate
- paynim
- pagophagia
- palification
- palulus
- paysagist
- pessulus
- pignorate
- pignoration
- pignistic
- polink
- repagulum
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-