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Where does “vorte” come from?

vorte (Danish) comes from Old Norse varta, from Proto-Germanic wartǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vorte (Danish): wart; nipple

Definitions

  1. wart; nipple

Ancestry of “vorte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevartaa wart
2Proto-Germanicwartǭwart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vorte”

  • vortemælk
  • brystvorte
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