Where does “вертел” come from?

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

вертел (Russian): spit, skewer; masculine singular past indicative...

Definitions

  1. spit, skewer; masculine singular past indicative...

Ancestry of “вертел”, step by step

вертел traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian верті́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianверті́тиto turn, to twist, to twirl, to spin
2Proto-Slavicvьrtětito turn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Russian верте́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianверте́тьto turn, to twist
2Proto-Slavicvьrtě̀tito turn; turn; to rotate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrtěti →