Where does “wr̥t-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wr̥t-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wr̥t-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-