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Where does “vьrtě̀ti” come from?

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

vьrtě̀ti (Proto-Slavic): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “vьrtě̀ti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vьrtě̀ti”

  • вертеть
  • wiercić
  • одвртети
  • odvrtjeti
  • vrtjeti
  • вртети
  • vrteti
  • odvrteti
  • одвртјети
  • вртјети
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