Where does “wiertnia” come from?

wiertnia (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.

wiertnia (Polish): drilling rig

Definitions

  1. drilling rig

Ancestry of “wiertnia”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti →