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Where does “várta” come from?

várta (Hungarian) comes from Middle High German warte, from Old High German warta, from Proto-West Germanic wardu, from Proto-Germanic wardō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

várta (Hungarian): third-person singular indicative past definite of...

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  1. third-person singular indicative past definite of...

Ancestry of “várta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwarte—
2Old High Germanwartawatch
3Proto-West Germanicwarduattention, watch, guard; watch post, lookout
4Proto-Germanicwardōprotection, care; attention, heed; watch post,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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