Comparative evidence

gʷʰen

• Lat. offendō -ere ‘to strike against’, ‘bump into’, ‘stumble upon’, ‘meet’, ‘find’, ‘upset’, ‘harm’, ‘spoil’, ‘give offence’, ‘annoy’ (OLD: 1241)

• Lat. dēfendō -ere ‘ward off’, ‘defend’, ‘protect’, ‘speak in defence’ (OLD: 498)

References

OLD = Glare, P. G. W. 1968. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.