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Where does “wrōtaną” come from?

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

wrōtaną (Proto-Germanic): to root, to dig with the nose

Definitions

  1. to root, to dig with the nose

Ancestry of “wrōtaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrōtaną”

  • wroeten
  • wrot
  • wrote
  • wrōtul
  • wrōtan
  • wrōt
  • wroeten
  • wruotan
  • wrōtan
  • wrōtil
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