Vertelis
VÉRTELIS
Etymology
Cf. Translationṡ̃ k. Telšiai district Further connections are unclear. It is possible to connect with lit. vérti „durti, smeigti; mauti, kišti; daryti“ (DLKŽ) or similar. But another origin is also possible, cf. German Wertel ¹, Polish. Wierteł (SSNO VI 68).
Feminine FORMS
Vertelienė / Vertelytė
Pronunciation
/¹ˈʋʲæˑrʲtʲɛlʲɪs/
SOURCES
1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 598.