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Where does “wartǭ” come from?

wartǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wartǭ (Proto-Germanic): wart

Definitions

  1. wart

Ancestry of “wartǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wartǭ”

  • wart
  • warty
  • warthog
  • warted
  • wartlike
  • wartless
  • wartyback
  • wartiness
  • wartish
  • wartweed
  • antiwart
  • warthoglet
  • unwarted
  • wartpox
  • wartily
  • warzig
  • Warze
  • Warzenkopf
  • Brustwarze
  • wrat
  • wrattenzwijn
  • vårta
  • bröstvårta
  • brystvorte
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