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Where does “h₂erk-” come from?

h₂erk- (Proto-Indo-European): to protect, guard, hold, lock

Definitions

  1. to protect, guard, hold, lock

Words derived from “h₂erk-”

  • exercise
  • arch
  • exercising
  • coercion
  • ark
  • archway
  • archer
  • arcane
  • archery
  • parsimony
  • parsimonious
  • exercisable
  • archly
  • arcana
  • autarky
  • archness
  • autarkic
  • exerciser
  • postexercise
  • parsimoniously
  • archy
  • archtop
  • exerciseth
  • nonexercise