Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*wers-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *wers-, most common first.
- warOrganized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
- warriorA person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
- varicoseAbnormally swollen, dilated or knotty.
- varixA varicose, i.e. swollen and knotted, vein.