Where does “вретенар” come from?

вретенар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Macedonian вретено, from Proto-Slavic verteno, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

вретенар (Serbo-Croatian): spindle maker

Definitions

  1. spindle maker

Ancestry of “вретенар”, step by step

вретенар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian вретено

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianвретеноspindle
2Proto-Slavicvertenospindle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Serbo-Croatian вретѐно

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвретѐно—

Words derived from “вретенар”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Slavic verteno →