Where does “verta” come from?

verta (Finnish) comes 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.

verta (Finnish): match equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions

Definitions

  1. match equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions

Ancestry of “verta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvertamatch equal or superior in comparison
2Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →