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Where does “verpa” come from?

verpa (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

verpa (Latin): a penis, especially when erect; a hard-on, a...

Definitions

  1. a penis, especially when erect; a hard-on, a...

Ancestry of “verpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “verpa”

  • verpus
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