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That resemblance is coincidental: hudor derives from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (as does English water, wet, winter) while dwr derives from Proto-Indo-European
by richardfontana 3y ago
That resemblance is coincidental:
hudor derives from Proto-Indo-European *wed-
(as does English water, wet, winter) while dwr derives from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- "deep" (as does English dip, deep)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/d%CA%B0ub%CA%B0r%C3%B3s https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Eur...
https://www.etymonline.com/word/*wed- https://www.etymonline.com/word/*wed-