Where does “writ-” come from?

writ- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

writ- (Proto-Celtic): against, opposite

Definitions

  1. against, opposite

Ancestry of “writ-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “writ-”

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