Where does “vřes” come from?

vřes (Czech) comes from Old Czech vřěs, from Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ, from Proto-Indo-European werḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vřes (Czech): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “vřes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvřěsheather
2Proto-Slavicvȇrsъheather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vřes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ →