Where does “*wrais-” come from?

*wrais- (Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “*wrais-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyḱ-to twist; to bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “*wrais-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyḱ- →