Where does “заврѣти” come from?

заврѣти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic zaverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

заврѣти (Old Church Slavonic): to close

Definitions

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Ancestry of “заврѣти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczavertito close, enclose
2Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →