Where does “vȏrgъ” come from?
vȏrgъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic verťi, from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
vȏrgъ (Proto-Slavic): foe, enemy
Definitions
- foe, enemy
Ancestry of “vȏrgъ”, step by step
vȏrgъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic verťi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | verťi | to roll, turn; to throw, cast |
| 2 | Latin | vertere | inflection of vertō: ## third-person plural... |
| 3 | Latin | verto | I turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Proto-Balto-Slavic wargás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wargás | foe, enemy |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | Hworgʰ-o-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwergʰ- | to commit a crime |