Where does “wart-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wart-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wart-”

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