Where does “vortăt” come from?

vortăt (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic vōrtìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wártīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vortăt (Polabian): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “vortăt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvōrtìtito turn, to return
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwártīˀteito turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwortéyetito turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wortéyeti →
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