"weng-" meaning in All languages combined

See weng- on Wiktionary

Root [Proto-Indo-European]

Head templates: {{ine-root}} *weng-
  1. to bow, to bend, to arch, to curve Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
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      "lang_code": "fr",
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