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Where does “wortus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wortus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wortus”

  • regard
  • regarding
  • garden
  • Edward
  • lord
  • reward
  • regardless
  • Edwards
  • ward
  • guardian
  • Ted
  • lordship
  • disregard
  • rewarding
  • wards
  • Woodward
  • avant
  • warden
  • guardianship
  • lat
  • Hayward
  • Hereward
  • laird
  • Edwardian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →