Where does “vrtět” come from?

vrtět (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian vrteti, from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vrtět (Czech): to wag one's tail

Definitions

  1. to wag one's tail

Ancestry of “vrtět”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvrtetito turn; to shake; to spin
2Proto-Slavicvьrtětito turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vrtět”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti →