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T h e w o r d t wo d e sce n d s f r o m t h e I n d o - E u r op e a n ( IE ) r o o t d wo - w h i c h me a n s t w o a n d f r o m w h i c h a re a l s o d e r i v e d t h e w o r d s du o , du e t,
a n dro - , a n d t h e s u ff i x - a n dry. T h e G r e e k a n e r w h i c h m e a n s m a n i s a l so
r e l a t e d t o t h i s r o ot . F i n a l l y, t h e I E r o o t w i - ro a ls o m e a n s m a n . 4 A m o n g i t s d e r i va t i v e s a re t h e w o r d s vi ri le , vi rt u e , wo rl d, a n d vi rt u o s o, a n d
we re wo l f .
T h e w o r d p l ayi ng de s c e n d s f r o m t h e IE r o o t d le gh - w h i ch m e a n s t o e n g a g e on e s e l f. 5 P a r o n y m s i n c l u d e i n du l ge , p le dge , p l i gh t, a n d re p l e vi n ( a n a c t i o n t o r e c o ve r p e r s on a l p r o p e r t y s a i d o r c l a i m e d t o b e u n l a w f u l l y taken).
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1 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, pp. 21 -2 2 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 51 3 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 58 4 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 101 5 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 21 6 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/replevin Starling Hunter 2011 1
I t i s e a s y t o se e t he b r o a d o u t li n e s o f a s t o r y h e r e : a k i n g w h o i s d e p o s e d o r d e f e a t e d u n d e r t a k e s a c t i on t o r e c o ve r n o t on l y h i s l o s t p r o p e r t y b u t a l s o t h e s y m b o l s o f hi s ru l e r , e . g . h i s p r o p e r t y , h i s t h r o n e , h i s c a st l e , e t c .
7 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 92 8 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/chess 9 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/checkmate 10 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/replevin
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