Etymology

wart

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Today it means: A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Full definition →

Middle English warte ← Old English wearte ← Proto-West Germanic *wartā
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wartǭ
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wartā
  3. Old English · inherited fromwearte
  4. Middle English · inherited fromwarte
  5. English todaywart

From Middle English warte, werte, from Old English wearte, from Proto-West Germanic *wartā, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ. Cognate with Dutch wrat, German Warze, Hunsrik Waarz, Swedish vårta and Danish vorte.

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