Proto-Indo-European
*werǵʰ-
‘bind, squeeze’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-.
5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-, most familiar first.
- worry ← worien ← wyrġan ← *wurgijan ← *wurgijaną
- urgent ← urgēns ← urgēre
- urge ← urgeō ← *worɣeō ← *w(o)rǵʰ-éye-ti
- wary ← warien ← wierġan ← *wargijan ← *wargijaną
- warg ← vargr ← *wargaz
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-