Where does “obracet” come from?

obracet (Czech) comes from Czech vracet, from Old Czech vracěti, from Proto-Slavic vorťati, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

obracet (Czech): to turn, to flip, to toss

Definitions

  1. to turn, to flip, to toss

Ancestry of “obracet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvracetto return
2Old Czechvracěti—
3Proto-Slavicvorťatito turn, to revolve, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vorťati →
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