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English Word Roots

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ENGLISH ROOT WORD: who "who", "what" from Old English hwa, hwæt Go Korean Version 【who】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "hwa," and "hwæt."It carries the basic meaning of "who," "what," and "why."from PIE *kwo- "a big thing"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "who"] what ****[28] You use what in questions when you ask for specific information about something that you do not know.whatever ****[1..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: while "while." from Old English hwile, hwil 【while】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "hwile," and "hwil."It carries the basic meaning of "while."[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "while"] meanwhile ****[1746] at or during the same time; in the meantime while ****[827] If something happens while something else is happening, the two things are happening at the same time.whil..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: where "where." from Old English hwær, hwar Go Korean Version【where】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "hwær," and "hwar."It carries the basic meaning of "where."from PIE *kwo- "a big thing"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "where"] anywhere ****[1703] You use anywhere in statements with negative meaning to indicate that a place does not exist.elsewhere ****[2188] Elsewhere..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: well "well." from Old English wel, well Go Korean Version【well】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "wel," and "well."It carries the basic meaning of "well."from PIE *wel- "⑵to wish, will; ⑶to turn, revolve; "[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "well"] wealth ****[1869] Wealth is the possession of a large amount of money, property, or other valuable things. You can also ref..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: weigh "weigh", "thing" from Old English wegan, gewiht, wiht Go Korean Version【weigh】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "wegan," "gewiht," and "wiht."It carries the basic meaning of "weigh," and "thing."from PIE *wegh- "to go, move, transport in a vehicle"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "weigh"] cannot ***[2546] used as the negative form of can not ****[21] used to form the negative of mo..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: week "week." from Old English wucu, wice 【week】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "wucu," and "wice."It carries the basic meaning of "week."from PIE *weik- "to fight, conquer; ⑴ clan; ⑵ to bend, to wind;"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "week"] week ****[168] A week is a period of seven days. Some people consider that a week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday.weekend *..
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: weak "weak." from Old Norse veikr 【weak】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old Norse word(s) "veikr."It carries the basic meaning of "weak."from PIE *weik- "to fight, conquer; ⑴ clan; ⑵ to bend, to wind;"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "weak"] weak ****[563] If someone is weak, they are not healthy or do not have good muscles, so that they cannot move quickly or carry heavy things...
ENGLISH ROOT WORD: way "way." from Old English weg Go Korean Version【way】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "weg."It carries the basic meaning of "way."from PIE *wegh- "to go, move, transport in a vehicle"[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "way"] always ****[145] If you always do something, you do it whenever a particular situation occurs. If you always did something, you did it wh..