Where does “Versal” come from?

Versal (German) comes from German Vers, from Middle High German vers, from Old High German fers, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Versal (German): capital letter

Definitions

  1. capital letter

Ancestry of “Versal”, step by step

Versal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vers

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVersline in a poem; verse
2Middle High Germanvers
3Old High Germanfers
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Medieval Latin versalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinversalis

Words derived from “Versal

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