Roots/*wert-wert-“to turn, to wind”Widely acceptedmotionturn, rotate, becomeRoot for turning, yielding Latin vertere, English -ward, worth, weird, worm.Related Roots(s)tew-“to push, to strike”bʰer-“to carry, to bear”bʰleh₁-“to blow, to puff”bʰredʰ-“to wade through, to cross water on foot”bʰreg-“to break, to shatter”dewk-“to pull, to lead by pulling”dʰenh₂-“to flow, to run (liquid)”dʰreǵ-₂“to pull, to drag along the ground”