Where does “wreyḱ-” come from?

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

wreyḱ- (Proto-Indo-European): to twist; to bend

Definitions

  1. to twist; to bend

Ancestry of “wreyḱ-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wreyḱ-

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