Where does “wiertło” come from?

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

wiertło (Polish): drill bit

Definitions

  1. drill bit

Ancestry of “wiertło”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwiercićto drill; to wriggle
2Proto-Slavicvьrtětito turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wiertło

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