Roots/*h₂erǵ-ey-h₂erǵ-ey-“to gleam white, to be silvery”Widely acceptedcolorlightargent, argue, ArgentinaDerivative from *h₂erǵ- "to shine white", yielding Latin argentum "silver", arguere "to make clear", English argent, argue.Related Rootsbʰeh₂-w-“to shine forth, to appear”bʰerǵ-eyo-“to keep brightening, shining”bʰewk-“to shine, gleam”bʰleg-“to shine, burn, flash”bʰlēg-“to shine, to gleam, to burn”bʰleg-eyo-“to keep burning, blazing”bʰleg-mn̥-₂“blaze, shining fire”bʰleh₁-g-“to set on fire, to blaze”related entrySee also: h2erg-ey- variant