Where does “vьrtěti” come from?

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

vьrtěti (Proto-Slavic): to turn

Definitions

  1. to turn

Ancestry of “vьrtěti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vьrtěti

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