Where does “verta” come from?

verta (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

verta (Proto-Finnic): match equal or superior in comparison

Definitions

  1. match equal or superior in comparison

Ancestry of “verta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “verta”

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