wrat

Meaning

wart (type of growth occurring on the skin)

Concepts

wart

verruca

pustule

Synonyms

puist

Translations

Warze

verrue

verruga

verruga

verruca

verruca

berruga

porro

siğil

verrūca

μαντραβίτσα

ثُؤْلُول

κρεατοελιά

nodule

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vrɑt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wratte

Inherited from Old Dutch: wratt

Cognate with Middle Low German: wratte

Cognate with Middle English: wrette

Cognate with German: Warze

Cognate with English: wart

In summary

From Middle Dutch wratte, from Old Dutch wratt, *wratta, *warta, from Proto-Germanic *wartǭ. The phonetic development is irregular, but compare Middle Low German wratte, Middle English wrette. Some modern Dutch dialects have the expected form wa(a)rt. Compare also German Warze, English wart.