Where does “atvērt” come from?

atvērt (Latvian) comes from Latvian vērt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

atvērt (Latvian): to open; to open, to cut open

Definitions

  1. to open; to open, to cut open

Ancestry of “atvērt”, step by step

atvērt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian vērt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvērtto open; to close; to string
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—

via Latvian at

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianat—

Words derived from “atvērt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Latvian vērt →