werHd-

“to speak, say formally”

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Source of English word, Latin verbum, English verb, proverb

Root for formal speaking, yielding English word and Latin verbum, English verb, proverb, adverb.

bʰeh₁-mn̥“utterance, speech”bʰeh₂-“to speak, to say, to tell”del-“to count, recount, tell”deyḱ-₂“to show, point out, pronounce solemnly”dʰeh₁-mn̥-₅“theme, that which is placed”gerh₂-₂“to cry, call out”gʰewH-“to call, to invoke”gʰh₁ew-“to call, invoke”