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Where does “wreyt-” come from?

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

wreyt- (Proto-Indo-European): to twist

Definitions

  1. to twist

Ancestry of “wreyt-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wreyt-”

  • wrath
  • writhing
  • wrest
  • wrathful
  • wroth
  • writhe
  • wrathfully
  • wrasse
  • veratrum
  • wrathy
  • rideau
  • wrathfulness
  • writher
  • wrathily
  • veratric
  • writhled
  • writhingly
  • turnwrest
  • wrathless
  • wrester
  • veratrol
  • writhy
  • veratrate
  • outwrest
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