Where does “vres” come from?

vres (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ, from Proto-Indo-European werḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vres (Slovak): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “vres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvȇrsъheather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ →