Upper Sorbian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *verteno, from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (to turn, rotate). Cognate with Lower Sorbian wrjeśeno, Polish wrzeciono, Czech vřeteno, Old Church Slavonic врѣтєно (vrěteno), and Russian веретено́ (veretenó).

Noun edit

wrjećeno n

  1. spindle (rod for spinning and winding thread)