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A few Proto-Indo-European Roots

*bʰr2-tér- « brother »

 * Greek φράτηρ
 * Latin frater
 * Anglo-Saxon brōþor
 * German Bruder
 * Russian брат
 * Italian fratello
 * French frère

*dugʰ2-tér- « daughter »

 * Greek θυγάτηρ
 * Proto-Germanic *duhtēr
 * Anglo-Saxon dohtor
 * German Tochter
 * Dutch dochter
 * Swedish dotter
 * Russian дочь

*deik- « to show »

 * Greek δειξις
 * Latin digitus, et composés de -dex
 * Proto-Germanic *taiknam
 * Anglo-Saxon tācen
 * German Zeichen
 * Dutch teken
 * Swedish tecken
 * English token

*gʰabʰ- « to have »

 * Latin habere
 * Proto-Germanic *geƀan
 * Anglo-Saxon giefan
 * German geben
 * Dutch geven
 * Swedish ge
 * English give

*gno- « to know »

 * Greek γνωρίζω
 * Latin gnoscere (archaïque)
 * Proto-Germanic
 * Anglo-Saxon cennan
 * German & Dutch kennen
 * Polish znać (amuïssement)
 * Russian знать (amuïssement)
 * Czech znát (amuïssement)
 * French gnose (through Greek)

*gʷem- « to go »

 * Latin venire
 * Proto-Germanic *kwem
 * German kommen
 * English come
 * French venir

*gʷen- « woman »

 * Greek γυνή
 * Anglo-Saxon cwene
 * Russian жена
 * Swedish kvinna
 * English queen
 * Icelandic kona
 * Irish bean

*h₃ekʷ- « eye, to see »

 * Sanskrit अक्षि
 * Greek ὄσσε
 * Latin oculus (also oclus)
 * Proto-Germanic *augon
 * Anglo-Saxon ēaġe
 * Old French oil, uel (plural olz, ialz)
 * English eye
 * French œil/yeux
 * German Auge

*kwat- « to become sour »

 * Latin caseus
 * German Käse
 * Dutch kaas
 * English cheese

*meʰ2-tér- « mother »

 * Sanskrit मातृ
 * Greek μήτηρ
 * Latin mater
 * Proto-Germanic *mothær
 * Anglo-Saxon mōdor
 * Russian мать
 * Norwegian mor
 * German Mutter
 * French mère

*pʰ2-tér- « father »

 * Greek πατήρ
 * Sanskrit पितृ
 * Latin pater
 * Proto-Germanic *fader
 * Old English fæder
 * German Vater
 * Spanish padre
 * French père
 * Dutch vader

*pak- « to tie »

 * Greek πεγνυναι
 * Latin pagus, pagina, propagare, pala
 * Proto-Germanic *fogjan, *fanhan
 * Anglo-Saxon fegan, fang, feng
 * German fangen
 * Dutch vangen
 * English fang, peace, pact, palisade, travel
 * Serbian pogon

*plek- « to fold »

 * Greek πλέκω
 * Latin plectere, puis plicare (intensif)
 * Dutch vlechten
 * English flax
 * German Flachs
 * Romanian plecare « to leave »
 * Spanish llegar « to arrive »

*peh₃- | *po(i)- « to drink »

 * Greek πίνω
 * Latin bibo
 * West Germanic *biōr-
 * Old English bēor "beer"
 * German Bier
 * Dutch bier
 * French boire, bière, biberon

*smerd- « something malodorous »

 * Latin merda
 * English smear
 * German Mist
 * Russian смердеть
 * Polish śmierdzieć
 * Dutch smeer

*snigʷh- « snow »

 * Latin nix
 * Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz
 * Anglo-Saxon snāw
 * German Schnee
 * French neige

*spe- « long flat piece of wood »

 * Greek σπάθη, possibly σφήν
 * Latin spatha
 * Proto-Germanic *spænuz
 * Anglo-Saxon spon
 * English spoon
 * French épée, spatule

*swesr- « sister »

 * Latin soror
 * Proto-Germanic *swestr-
 * German Schwester
 * Anglo-Saxon sweostor
 * Russian сестра
 * Italian sorella
 * French sœur

*yor- « year, season »

 * Greek ὥρα
 * Latin hora
 * German Jahr
 * Czech jaro
 * English hour
 * French heure