etymon

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The etymon is in old English wrestling�to have on the hip; to render an opponent powerless because tractionless.

From Time Magazine Archive

Were, wert; worth, werth; word and werde, are derived from the same etymon and retain a similarity of meaning.

From Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. by Balch, William Stevens

It happens, perhaps yet more frequently, that a German name, which cannot be explained by anything within the range of Teutonic dialects, may find a sufficient etymon from the Celtic.

From Surnames as a Science by Ferguson, Robert

The old French vairon signifies anything of two colours, and may possibly be the etymon of vaire.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

Richardson is also in favour of this etymon, notwithstanding its harshness and insipidity.

From Notes and Queries, Number 26, April 27, 1850 by Various