Roots / *gʷerh₂-₂
gʷerh₂-₂ “to cry out, call aloud” Widely accepted speech conflict
Source of Latin querī, English quarrel, querulous
At a Glance
Reconstruction gʷerh₂-₂ Meaning “to cry out, call aloud” Confidence Widely accepted Semantic field speech, conflict Root for crying aloud/complaining, yielding Latin querī and English quarrel, querulous, query.
bʰeh₁-mn̥ “utterance, speech” bʰelh₂- “to strike, fight in battle” del- “to count, recount, tell” deyḱ-₂ “to show, point out, pronounce solemnly” gerh₂-₂ “to cry, call out” ǵhel-₂ “to call, cry, shout” gʰh₁ew- “to call, invoke” ǵhwer- “to sound, resound” related entry