Where does “врагъ” come from?
врагъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic врагъ, from Proto-Slavic vȏrgъ, from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
врагъ (Old East Slavic): an enemy, foe; the devil
Definitions
- an enemy, foe; the devil
Ancestry of “врагъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | врагъ | an enemy, foe; the devil |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vȏrgъ | foe, enemy |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 4 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 5 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |