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"English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁weydʰh₁-",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with homophones",
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{
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"name": "der"
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{
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"4": "",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
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"3": "*h₁weydʰh₁-",
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"5": "wood, wilderness"
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "wāþ",
"3": "",
"4": "hunt"
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{
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "Gaul"
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{
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{
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"Brill Publishers",
"Goídel Glas",
"Lebor Gabála Érenn"
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}
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