Where does “wertō” come from?

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

wertō (Proto-Italic): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “wertō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wertō”

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