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Where does “vingrot” come from?

vingrot (Latvian) comes from Latvian vingrs, from Latvian vingt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wing-, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

vingrot (Latvian): to exercise, to do exercises; to do gymnastics

Definitions

  1. to exercise, to do exercises; to do gymnastics

Ancestry of “vingrot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianvingrsfirm, strong, fit, agile, flexible; agile, strong
2Latvianvingtto bend
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwing-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

Words derived from “vingrot”

  • vingrotājs
  • vingrošana
  • nevingrošana
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