Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*wer-
17 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *wer-, most common first.
- wearTo carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc.
- garageA building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
- wardA warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
- rewardSomething of value given in return for an act.
- wareGoods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
- warnTo make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
- weirAn adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
- guarantyAn undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.
- reverenceVeneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
- garnishTo decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
- prosaicPertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
- -erA person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
- forwarnTo prohibit; forbid; deny (right, access to, etc.).
- -oramaUsed to form, from one noun, a second meaning "wide view of" the first, or (with ironic reference to the preceding sense) "surfeit of", "overattention to", or "exaggerated praise of" the first.
- varenykyBoiled dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese, or other filling; a serving of these; plural of varenyk.
- wargusAn outlaw, outcast, or exile; one driven out of society for their crimes.
- warryTo curse; execrate; abuse; speak evil of.