Where does “wiercić” come from?

wiercić (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wiercić (Polish): to drill; to wriggle

Definitions

  1. to drill; to wriggle

Ancestry of “wiercić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvьrtětito turn
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wiercić”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti →