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  1. Word Family - Wind

    February theme: Weather ⛈️

    Teaser

    wind, window, nirvana, vent, vent, weather, athlete, fan, atmosphere

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    • Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- to blow (of wind) [1]
      • Proto-Indo-European *h₂weyd-? to speak?, to sing?
        • Proto-Indo-European *h₂weydeti
          • Hellenic *awéidō I sing
            • Classical Greek ἀείδω aeídō I sing
            • Hellenic *awoidā́
              • Classical Greek ἀοιδή aoidḗ song, ode, story, legend …
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  2. Word Family - Easter

    Introduction

    The root *h₂ews-: "sunrise" may be connected to *h₂ew-: "away from, since, again" and *h₂ewg-: "to increase, to enlarge", compare for example *h₂éwgeh₂: "sunrise, dawn" (literally, "the increase") from *h₂ewg-.

    Teaser

    Eärendil, Easter, air, soar, east, Austria, Australia, early

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    • Pre-Proto-Indo-European *qʷ:eb-??
      • Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew away from, since …
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