Where does “vert” come from?

vert (Middle High German) comes from Old High German vert, from Proto-Germanic ferudi, from Proto-Indo-European péruti, from Proto-Indo-European per — around; through.

Ancestry of “vert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanvert—
2Proto-Germanicferudilast year, a year ago
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérutilast year
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperaround; through

Words derived from “vert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European per →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péruti →Every word from Proto-Germanic ferudi →