gwer-2. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

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Appendix I

Indo-European Roots

ENTRY:	g^wer-²
DEFINITION:	To favor. Oldest form g^wer₂-. 1. Suffixed zero-grade form g^w-to-. grace, grateful, gratify, gratis, gratitude, gratuitous, gratuity; agree, congratulate, disgrace, ingrate, ingratiate, maugre, from Latin grtus, pleasing, beloved, agreeable, favorable, thankful, with related suffixed forms g^w-ti-, g^w-t--, g^w-t-olo-. 2. Probably compound zero-grade form g^w-dh()-o-, “he who makes praises” (-dh()-, to do; see dh-). bard¹, from Welsh bardd* and Scottish and Irish Gaelic bard, bard, from Celtic bardo-, bard. (Pokorny 4. ger()- 478.)


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