Where does “vřěs” come from?

vřěs (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ, from Proto-Indo-European werḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vřěs (Old Czech): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “vřěs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvȇrsъheather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vřěs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ →
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