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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | wer-4 |
| DEFINITION: | To cover.
Derivatives include overt, cover, warranty, garage, garrison, and garnish.
I. Basic form *wer-. 1. weir, from Old English wer, dam, fish trap, from Germanic *wer-j n-. 2. Compound form *ap-wer-yo- (*ap-, off, away; see apo-). aperient, apéritif, aperture; overt, overture, pert, from Latin aper re, to open, uncover. 3. Compound form *op-wer-yo- (*op-, over; see epi). cover, operculum; kerchief, from Latin operre, to cover. 4. Suffixed form *wer-tro-. ambarella, from Sanskrit v  a , enclosure, from lengthened-grade derivative *vrt(r)a-.
II. O-grade form *wor-. 1. warn, from Old English *war(e)nian, to take heed, warn, from Germanic *war-nn. 2a. (i) guaranty, from Old French garant, warrant, authorization; (ii) warrant, warrantee, warranty, from Old North French warant, warrant, and warantir, to guarantee; b. garage, from Old French garer, to guard, protect; c. garret, garrison, from Old French g(u)arir, to defend, protect; d. warren, from Old North French warenne, enclosure, game preserve; e. garment, garnish, garniture, from Old French g(u)arnir, to equip. a–e all from Germanic *war-. 3. Suffixed form *wor-o-. a. Germanic *warn-, protector, in compound *burg-warn- (see bhergh-2); b. barbican, from Old Iranian compound *pari-vraka-, protective (*pari-, around; see per1). (Pokorny 5.  er- 1160.) |
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