Etymological root

*wert-

Proto-Indo-European

# *wert-

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Proto-Indo-European
**Slug:** wert

## Words From This Root
- worth - Having a particular value or price.
- weird - Strange, unusual, or hard to explain.
- divorce - The legal ending of a marriage.
- version - A particular form of something that differs from other forms of the same thing.
- worthy - Good enough to deserve respect, attention, or a particular thing.
- reverse - To change something to the opposite of what it was.
- versus - Against; used to show two sides competing or opposing each other.
- verse - A group of lines that form one unit of a song or poem.
- convert - To change something into a different form, substance, or state.
- vertical - Pointing or going straight up and down; at right angles to the ground.
- retain - To keep or continue to have something.
- divert - To change the direction or route of something.
- perverse - Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable or contrary to what is expected.
- advert - A notice or short film that promotes a product, service, or event.
- adverse - Bad or harmful; having a negative effect.
- versatile - Able to do many different things well
- repose - A calm, restful state free from work or worry.
- divertisement - an amusement or diversion; an entertainment (archaic)
- pervert - to distort or corrupt from the original or proper course
- avert - to turn away or prevent something from happening
- controvert - to deny or dispute the truth of something
- perversion - a distortion or corruption of something from its proper course
- reversal - a change to an opposite direction, position, or decision
- perverseness - the quality of being deliberately contrary or unreasonable
- reversion - a return to a former state, type, or owner
- revert - to return to a previous state, condition, or behavior
- subvert - to undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution

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Words from this root(27)

/wɝθ/ Having a particular value or price. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈwiɚd/ Strange, unusual, or hard to explain. Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪˈvoɹs/ The legal ending of a marriage. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɝʒən/ A particular form of something that differs from other forms of the same thing. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈwɝði/ Good enough to deserve respect, attention, or a particular thing. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹɪˈvɝs/ To change something to the opposite of what it was. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɝsəs/ Against; used to show two sides competing or opposing each other. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɝs/ A group of lines that form one unit of a song or poem. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑn.vɚt/ To change something into a different form, substance, or state. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/ Pointing or going straight up and down; at right angles to the ground. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹəˈteɪn/ To keep or continue to have something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/daɪˈvɝt/ To change the direction or route of something. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɚˈvɝs/ Deliberately behaving in a way that is unreasonable or contrary to what is expected. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈædvɜɹt/ A notice or short film that promotes a product, service, or event. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæd.və(ɹ)s/ Bad or harmful; having a negative effect. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɝ.sə.təl/ Able to do many different things well Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹəˈpoʊz/ A calm, restful state free from work or worry. Meaning Off Sound Off

divertisement C2+

/dɪˈvɜrtɪsmənt/ an amusement or diversion; an entertainment (archaic) Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɚˈvɝt/ to distort or corrupt from the original or proper course Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈvɜrt/ to turn away or prevent something from happening Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑntrəˌvɜrt/ to deny or dispute the truth of something Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɚˈvɜrʒən/ a distortion or corruption of something from its proper course Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈvɝsəl/ a change to an opposite direction, position, or decision Meaning Off Sound Off

perverseness C2+

/pərˈvɜrsnəs/ the quality of being deliberately contrary or unreasonable Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈvɝʒən/ a return to a former state, type, or owner Meaning Off Sound Off

/rɪˈvɝt/ to return to a previous state, condition, or behavior Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈvɝt/ to undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution Meaning Off Sound Off

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