Where does “čarodějný” come from?

čarodějný (Czech) comes from Czech čaroděj, 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.

čarodějný (Czech): magic; enchanting, charming

Definitions

  1. magic; enchanting, charming

Ancestry of “čarodějný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčarodějwizard, sorcerer
2Proto-Slavicčarodějьwizard, magician, sorcerer
3Proto-Slavicdějatito do
4Proto-Slavicdětito do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass...
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdḗˀteito put, to place; to do
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic děti →