Where does “evert” come from?

evert (English) comes from Latin ēvertere, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

evert (English): To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards

Definitions

  1. To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards

Ancestry of “evert”, step by step

evert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin ēvertere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēvertere—
2Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
3Proto-Italicwertōto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Dutch Evert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchEvert—
2DutchEverard—
3Middle DutchEverarde—

Words derived from “evert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →