Where does “warte” come from?

warte (Middle English) comes from Old English wearte, from Proto-West Germanic *wartā, from Proto-Germanic wartǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

warte (Middle English): mole, wart, boil

Definitions

  1. mole, wart, boil

Ancestry of “warte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweartewart
2Proto-West Germanic*wartā—
3Proto-Germanicwartǭwart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “warte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wartǭ →