Where does “wrzecionowaty” come from?

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

wrzecionowaty (Polish): spindle-shaped, fusiform

Definitions

  1. spindle-shaped, fusiform

Ancestry of “wrzecionowaty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwrzecionospindle
2Proto-Slavicvertenospindle
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 verteno →