werH-s-

“to confuse, mix up”

Widely acceptedconfusionchange

Source of Latin versāre, English versatile, diverse, controversy

Extended turn root in iterative sense, yielding Latin versāre and English versatile, diverse, controversy.

bʰlendʰ-“to become dim, confused, blend”bʰlendʰ-mn̥-“a mixing, blending, confusion”h₃erbʰ-₂“to turn, change, transfer”h₃erp-“to turn, change sides”mey-tʰ-“to exchange, trade, change”meyH-“to change, exchange, go”meyH-tó-“changed, exchanged, moved”trep-“to turn, change”