Proto-Indo-European
*sewH-
‘to bear’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *sewH-.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *sewH-, most familiar first.
- son ← sonn ← sunu ← *sunu ← *sunuz
- sock ← soc ← *soccus ← *sukkos ← *súH-s
- socket ← soket ← soc ← *soccus ← *sukkos
- sounder ← soundre ← soundre ← sunor ← *suniʀu
- soor ← सूअर ← 𑀲𑀽𑀕𑀭 ← सूकर ← *suHkarás
- sonly ← sonely ← sone ← sunu ← *sunu
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sewH-