Where does “wiertełko” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wiertełko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwiertłodrill bit
2Polishwiercićto drill; to wriggle
3Proto-Slavicvьrtětito 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-Slavic vьrtěti →