Where does “wart” come from?
Wart comes from Old English wearte, from Proto-Germanic wartǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.
wart (English): A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin...
Definitions
- A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin...
Ancestry of “wart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | warte | mole, wart, boil |
| 2 | Old English | wearte | wart |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *wartā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wartǭ | wart |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wers- | to wipe; peak, height |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “wart”