Where does “čaroděj” come from?

čaroděj (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic čarodějь, from Proto-Slavic dějati, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

čaroděj (Czech): wizard, sorcerer

Definitions

  1. wizard, sorcerer

Ancestry of “čaroděj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčarodějьwizard, magician, sorcerer
2Proto-Slavicdějatito do
3Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “čaroděj”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →