Where does “wrotka” come from?

wrotka (Polish) comes from Polish wrócić, 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.

wrotka (Polish): roller skate

Definitions

  1. roller skate

Ancestry of “wrotka”, step by step

wrotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wrócić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwrócićto return, to get back, to come back; to restore,...
2Proto-Slavicvōrtìtito turn, to return
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwártīˀteito turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwortéyetito turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English wrote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwrotesimple past tense of write; past participle of...
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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