Where does “vergō” come from?

vergō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wergō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wérg-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- — to turn.

vergō (Latin): to bend, turn, incline

Definitions

  1. to bend, turn, incline

Ancestry of “vergō”, step by step

vergō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic wergō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwergō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wérg-e-ti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂werg-to turn

via Proto-Indo-European werǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

Words derived from “vergō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂werg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wérg-e-ti →Every word from Proto-Italic wergō →