Where does “wrēto-” come from?
wrēto- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
wrēto- (Proto-Indo-European): multitude, crowd, troop, company
Definitions
- multitude, crowd, troop, company
Ancestry of “wrēto-”, step by step
wrēto- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European wer-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Proto-Indo-European wrē-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | wrē- | to tell; speak; shout; to tell, speak; to string,... |