Where does “wart-” come from?

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

wart- (Proto-Iranian): to turn, spin, rotate; to writhe

Definitions

  1. to turn, spin, rotate; to writhe

Ancestry of “wart-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianwart-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wart- →
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