Where does “úvěr” come from?

úvěr (Czech) comes from Czech uvěřit, from Czech věřit, from Proto-Slavic věriti, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

úvěr (Czech): credit; loan

Definitions

  1. credit; loan

Ancestry of “úvěr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechuvěřitto believe
2Czechvěřitto believe; to trust
3Proto-Slavicvěritito believe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “úvěr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věriti →