Roots/*h₁weh₂-h₁weh₂-“empty, vain, abandoned”DebatedqualitiesemptyRoot for emptiness. Gives Latin vānus "empty, vain", English "want", "wane".Related Rootsbel-“strong, powerful”bʰerǵʰ-₂“high, elevated”bʰosos“bare, naked”deru-₂“firm, solid, steadfast (as a tree)”dlh₁gʰó-“long, extended”dʰer-“to hold firm, to support”gʷerh₂-“to praise, to welcome, grateful”gʷreh₂-“heavy, weighty”