Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wewórte

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Reduplicated stative of the root *wert- (“to turn, rotate”).

Verb

*wewórte (stative)

1. to be turned towards

Inflection

Stative
3rd singular	*wewórte
3rd plural	*wewr̥tḗr
Active voice	Indicative	Imperative	Subjunctive	Optative
1st singular	*wewórth₂e	—	*wewértoh₂	*wewr̥tyéh₁m̥
2nd singular	*wewórtth₂e	*wewórt, *wewr̥tdʰí	*wewértesi	*wewr̥tyéh₁s
3rd singular	*wewórte	*wewórttu	*wewérteti	*wewr̥tyéh₁t
1st dual	*wewr̥twé	—	*wewértowos	*wewr̥tih₁wé
2nd dual	*?	*wewr̥ttóm	*wewértetes	*wewr̥tih₁tóm
3rd dual	*?	*wewr̥ttā́m	*wewértetes	*wewr̥tih₁tā́m
1st plural	*wewr̥tmé	—	*wewértomos	*wewr̥tih₁mé
2nd plural	*wewr̥té	*wewr̥tté	*wewértete	*wewr̥tih₁té
3rd plural	*wewr̥tḗr	*wewr̥téntu	*wewértonti	*wewr̥tih₁ént
Participle	*wewr̥twṓs

Descendants

• Proto-Germanic: *warþ (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wawárta
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *wawárta
    • Sanskrit: ववर्त (vavárta), वावर्त (vāvárta)
• Proto-Italic:
  • Old Latin: vortī
    • Latin: vertī (1sg.perf.)