Where does “веретёнце” come from?

веретёнце (Russian) comes from Russian веретено́, from Old East Slavic веретено, from Proto-Slavic verteno, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “веретёнце”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianверетено́spindle
2Old East Slavicверетеноspindle
3Proto-Slavicvertenospindle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic verteno →