Where does “vrtošivý” come from?

vrtošivý (Czech) comes from Czech vrtoch, from Czech vrtět, 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.

vrtošivý (Czech): moody, whimsical, capricious

Definitions

  1. moody, whimsical, capricious

Ancestry of “vrtošivý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvrtochwhim, caprice
2Czechvrtětto wag one's tail
3Serbo-Croatianvrtetito turn; to shake; to spin
4Proto-Slavicvьrtětito turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-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 →