Where does “wearte” come from?

wearte (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *wartā, from Proto-Germanic wartǭ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wearte (Old English): wart

Definitions

  1. wart

Ancestry of “wearte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*wartā—
2Proto-Germanicwartǭwart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wearte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wartǭ →
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