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Where does “verrattain” come from?

verrattain (Finnish) comes from Finnish verrata, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

verrattain (Finnish): comparably, relatively

Definitions

  1. comparably, relatively

Ancestry of “verrattain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverratato compare, contrast
2Finnishvertamatch ; currently mostly used in a number of...
3Proto-Finnicverta—
4Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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