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Indo-European Root: wer-3
- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
- YEAR
- 2022
- PUBLISHER
- HarperCollins
- DOI
- Not recorded
- SOURCE TYPE
- scholarly reference
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- OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
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weard → *wardaz
Old English → Proto-Germanic · inheritance
- SOUND
- Old English weard reflects Proto-Germanic *wardaz.
- MEANING
- Guardian and keeper continue the watch field.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
wer-3: Germanic *wardaz to Old English weardPublishes the Germanic form and English reflex.
*wardaz → *wor-to-
Proto-Germanic → Proto-Indo-European · inheritance
- SOUND
- Proto-Germanic *wardaz reflects the suffixed o-grade formation *wor-to-.
- MEANING
- A guard noun develops from watching.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
wer-3: suffixed o-grade *wor-to- to Germanic *wardazPublishes the reconstructed derivation.
*wor-to- → *wer-³
Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Indo-European · morphological derivation
- SOUND
- The suffixed o-grade *wor-to- is analyzed under *wer-³.
- MEANING
- Perceiving and watching supply the guard formation.
- SCHOLAR / EDITOR
- Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
wer-3 root and *wor-to- formationAnalyzes the formation under the root.
*wer-³ → UNKNOWN
Proto-Indo-European → Beyond secure reconstruction · knowledge boundary
- SOUND
- No older form is promoted beyond reviewed *wer-³.
- MEANING
- The guardian trail ends where the published comparative root ends.
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wer-3 entry endpointDefines the reviewed boundary.
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