Scripture IE Roots

I looked at 1 Nephi 8. Lehi's vision of the Tree of Life

1. (1 Nephi 8:10) TREE: deru-
- "to be firm, solid, steadfast; hence specialized senses 'wood', 'tree', and derivatives referring to objects made of wood.
a. TREE, from Old English treow, from Germanic trewan.
b. TRUE (firm), from Old English treowo.

I liked the descriptions of "firm, solid, steadfast" because it reminds me that the means by which we can receive God's love is steadfast and is always available.

2. (1 Nephi 8:10) FRUIT: bhrug-
- "agriculture produce; also to enjoy"
a. Brook, to enjoy, use
b. Frugal, fruit
c. Fruit, to enjoy, grain, produce, enjoyment, produce, results.

It was interesting how much this IE root used the word "enjoy." I had never thought to enjoy the love of God (which is what Nephi tells us that the fruit represents). How do I do so? So I went ahead and looked up the IE root of enjoy in order to adequately understand the history of the root.
enjoy: gau-
- to rejoice; also to have religious fear or awe

When I partake of the love of God I feel awe and i also feel religious fear (or respect) at God' omnipotence, his mercy and kindness.

3. (1 Nephi 8:10) happy: kob-
- to suit, fit, succeed
a. From Old Norse happ. Chance, good luck.

I did not quite like thinking about this root in reference to the way "happy" was used in this verb. The IE root kob makes the happiness fleeting, by chance, not permanent. But the more I thought about happy v. joy I realized that happiness does fade, it is not eternal. Whereas joy CAN be eternal and consistent. Happiness comes and goes in our life, and when it does falter we should partake again of the love of God. We should be reaching for the fruit of the tree of life every day, never being comfortable in an apathetic state. We NEED his love every day. We NEED that boost of peace and kob-.

4. (1 Nephi 8:11) sweet: swad-
- Sweet, pleasant
a. swad-e = to advise, urge: wreg

I liked the IE root here of wreg (to urge) but once I looked it up most of the definitions had negative meanings (push, shove, drive, track down). Any thoughts?

5. (1 Nephi 8:12) desire: sweid-
- To shine.

I loved the imagery! When we have the love of God, we have the light of Christ and we shine and want our loved ones to shine as well. When you see people and they have persevered and have partaken of the love of God, they have a light in their eyes.