Where does “wirt-” come from?

wirt- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wr̥t-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “wirt-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥t-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wirt-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥t- →
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