Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*werh₁-
5 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁-, most common first.
- verboseContaining or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.
- verveEnthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing.
- irenicPromoting or fitted to promote peace or peacemaking, especially over disputes; conciliatory, non-confrontational, peaceful.
- rheticOf or pertaining to a rheme.
- wanderwortA loanword that has spread to many different languages, often through trade or the adoption of foreign cultural practices.