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Where does “h₂erk-” come from?
h₂erk-
(Proto-Indo-European): to protect, guard, hold, lock
Definitions
to protect, guard, hold, lock
Words derived from “h₂erk-”
exercise
exercised
arch
exercising
coercion
coercive
ark
archway
coerce
archer
arcane
archery
exercisable
archly
arcana
autarky
archness
coercively
arcanum
unexercised
coercivity
autarkic
exerciser
noncoercive
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