Where does “odvreti” come from?

odvreti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic otъverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

odvreti (Slovene): to release the brake (on a vehicle)

Definitions

  1. to release the brake (on a vehicle)

Ancestry of “odvreti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
2Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →