Where does “vrtačka” come from?

vrtačka (Czech) comes from Czech vrtat, from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vrtačka (Czech): drill

Definitions

  1. drill

Ancestry of “vrtačka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvrtatto drill
2Proto-Slavicvьrtětito turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-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 vьrtěti →