Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*gew-
15 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *gew-, most common first.
- cupA concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
- copTo capture or arrest someone.
- environIn the neighbourhood; around.
- giroA transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
- gyrationThe act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.
- kibbleTo grind coarsely.
- kileAn ulcer; sore.
- gyreA swirling vortex.
- cowerTo crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
- coifA hairdo.
- cudgelA short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
- coppeA spider.
- gyrateTo revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado.
- coombA tub or vat, especially used in brewing.
- cuttleboneSynonym of cuttlefish bone (“the calcareous, oval-shaped internal shell of a cuttlefish (order Sepiida), originally used in powdered form as an antacid and for absorbing moisture or polishing objects, and now chiefly as a dietary supplement for cage birds”).