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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word WART. Etymology of the word
WART.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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WART, a
small hard excrescence on the skin, or on trees. (E.) M.E. werte
(dissyllabic), Chaucer, C. T. Group A, l. 555 (Six-text edition, where one MS.
has wrete); spelt wert in Tyrwhitt, l. 557.—A.S. wearte,
pl. weartan, Cockayne's A.S. Leechdoms, i. 100, l. 10. 'Papula,
wearte;' Wright's Voc. i. 288, col. 2. + Du. wrat; O. Du. warte,
wratte (Hexham). + Icel. varta. + Dan. vorte. + Swed. vårta.
+ G. warze. β. All from Teut. type WARTAN or WARTA, Fick, iii.
294. The orig. sense is 'growth,' hence out-growth or excrescence;
and it is closely allied to Wort (1), q.v.
Der. wart-y.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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