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NODE / 0884reconstructedProto-Indo-European

*wer-³

TRANSLITERATION *wer-³

to perceive; watch out for

DATE
Proto-Indo-European root
SENSE
perceive watch root
FAMILY
Indo-European
CANONICAL KEY
node:6:wer3:reconstructed:sense:perceive-watch-root

The numbered root is kept distinct from unrelated roots printed as wer-.

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This form is reconstructed by comparison. It is not directly attested in this exact written form.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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THE TRAIL ENDS HERE.

No securely reviewed ancestor extends beyond this node. 1 evidence path stops at this boundary.

INSPECT 1 CITED BOUNDARY CLAIM
GO DEEPERknowledge boundaryboundary
Beyond secure reconstruction · before the reviewed *wer-³ reconstruction · lord guardian boundary

UNKNOWN

No securely promoted ancestor is currently known beyond the reviewed watch root.

SOUND
No older form is promoted beyond reviewed *wer-³.
MEANING
The guardian trail ends where the published comparative root ends.
SCHOLAR
SET-U editorial boundary
CONFIDENCE
boundary — The root is reconstructed rather than attested.
Indo-European Root: wer-3supportswer-3 entry endpoint

Defines the reviewed boundary.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 884 ↗
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTmorphological derivationestablished
Proto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European suffixed o-grade formation · watching o grade formation

*wor-to-

watching; guarding formation

SOUND
The suffixed o-grade *wor-to- is analyzed under *wer-³.
MEANING
Perceiving and watching supply the guard formation.
SCHOLAR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Indo-European Root: wer-3supportswer-3 root and *wor-to- formation

Analyzes the formation under the root.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 883 ↗
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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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This is the complete downstream closure currently supported by the canonical graph. Every displayed step is a real reviewed edge with its own sound claim, meaning claim, scholar, confidence, and citations.

UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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REVIEWED EDGES
6
DEEPEST PATH
6
MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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lord3 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 041 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 051 EDGE
STEP 05continuationestablished
Old Englishhlāford→Middle English · Middle Englishloverdlord; master
SOUND
Middle English loverd continues Old English hlāford with phonological reduction.
MEANING
A household master term develops through medieval rank and title uses.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 849 ↗
Lord — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology: Middle English loverd from Old English hlāford ↗Lord — American Heritage Dictionary · Etymology: Middle English loverd from Old English hlāford ↗
HISTORICAL STEP 061 EDGE
STEP 06continuationestablished
Middle Englishloverd→Present-Day English · before the 12th century–todaylordruler; master; titled man
SOUND
Middle English loverd or lord reduces to modern lord, with loss of the unstressed medial vowel and stabilized spelling.
MEANING
The master and title senses continue while the compound becomes opaque.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 848 ↗
Lord — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology and First Known Use ↗Lord — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword etymology ↗

“Every” means every descendant in the reviewed SET-U graph. It does not convert missing scholarship or missing ingestion into a claim of historical completeness. The coverage ledger remains the honest denominator.

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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NO RECORDED WITNESS ATTACHED.

That is expected for a reconstructed form: the node is inferred from comparison, not quoted from a surviving occurrence.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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