Where does “vřesovec” come from?

vřesovec (Czech) comes from Czech vřes, 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.

vřesovec (Czech): heather various species of the genus Erica

Definitions

  1. heather various species of the genus Erica

Ancestry of “vřesovec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvřesheather
2Old Czechvřěsheather
3Proto-Slavicvȇrsъheather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ →