Proto-Indo-European

*wréh₂ds

‘root’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds.

38 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds, most familiar first.

• race ← raïz ← radix ← *wrādīks
• root ← rote ← rōt ← rót ← *wrōts
• radical ← rādīcālis ← rādīx ← *wrādīks
• radically ← radix ← rādīx ← *wrādīks
• eradicate ← eradicaten ← eradicat ← ērādīcātus ← ērādīcō
• eradication ← ērādīcātiō ← ērādīcō ← rādīx ← *wrādīks
• rote ← rót ← *wrōts
• wort ← wyrt ← *wurti ← *wrōts
• radish ← radiche ← rǣdiċ ← *rādik ← radix
• rance ← ranche ← ramex ← rāmus ← *wrādmos
• radix ← *wrādīks
• ramus ← *wrādmos ← *wr(e)h₂dmos

More words from *wréh₂ds

• ramification
• radicle
• ramose
• ramify
• ramet
• deracinate
• deracine
• eradicable
• hydrorhiza
• radicand
• radicate
• radicula
• rammel
• ramiform
• ramuscule
• ramigerous
• radiciform
• ramulose
• radicel
• rameous
• radicicolous
• radicivorous
• ramex
• radiciflorous
• rhizology
• romal

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds