Proto-Indo-European

*wedʰ-

‘to bind, lead’

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

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

• wedding ← weddung ← weddian ← *waddjōn ← *wadjōną
• wage ← gauge ← *waddī ← *wadją
• engage ← engagen ← engagier ← gage ← *wadi
• engagement ← engager ← engager ← engagier ← wadium
• weed ← wēod ← *weud ← *wi-wdʰ-o-m
• wed ← wedden ← weddian ← *waddjōn ← *wadjōną
• weeds ← wǣd ← *wēdiz ← *wedaną ← *wédʰ-e-ti
• gage ← gager ← *waddi ← *wadją ← *wodʰ-yo-m
• wedlock ← wedlok ← wedlāc ← wedd ← *wadi
• bahu ← बहू ← بَہُو ← वधू ← *wadʰúHs
• wath ← vað ← *wēdiz ← *wedaną ← *wédʰ-e-ti
• praedial ← praedium ← praes ← vas ← *woss

More words from *wedʰ-

• vadium
• vozhd
• weedhead

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wedʰ-