Where does “véthue” come from?

véthue (Norman) comes from Latin verruca, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

véthue (Norman): wart

Definitions

  1. wart

Ancestry of “véthue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverrucaa steep place, height; A wart on the human body;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Latin verruca →