Proto-Indo-European
*wer-
‘to heed, watch, guard, protect’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *wer-.
96 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *wer-, most familiar first.
- wear ← weren ← werian ← *warjan ← *warjaną
- guard ← garder ← guarder ← wardo ← *wardēn
- ward ← warde ← weard ← *warduz
- regard ← reguard
- reward
- con ← acquerne ← ācweorna ← *aikwernō ← *aikwernô
- garage ← garer ← garer ← garir ← *warjan
- warn ← warnen ← warnian ← *warnōną
- worm ← werm ← weorm ← *wurmi ← *wurmiz
- beware ← bewar ← ben ware
- garrison ← garisoun ← garison ← guarir ← *warjan
- verge ← vergō ← *werg-
More words from *wer-
- optic
- warden
- ware
- weir
- malware
- panorama
- firmware
- reverence
- revere
- vermin
- wry
- vermilion
- prosaic
- guaranty
- freeware
- diorama
- optician
- milliner
- shareware
- varmint
- vermicelli
- vermeil
- vermiculite
- bloatware
- wyrm
- vermiform
- vermis
- warry
- crapware
- viverra
- vermeille
- shovelware
- vermicompost
- payware
- scareware
- annoyware
- bannerware
- begware
- catoptrophobia
- catoptric
- catoptromancy
- catopter
- cheeseware
- chremsel
- chremslach
- crudware
- crimeware
- degarnish
- dreamware
- forwarn
- govware
- greyware
- guiltware
- guerite
- guarish
- heroinware
- inverecund
- katoptrite
- meatware
- panoramata
- phourion
- pirateware
- policeware
- scamware
- shitware
- trialware
- uzvar
- varenyky
- varenyk
- vermiculate
- verecund
- verminate
- vermicious
- vermicide
- vermicule
- vermetus
- vermisol
- viverrid
- viverrine
- warish
- warison
- warely
- weirdless
- wroot
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wer-