Where does “škarohlíd” come from?

škarohlíd (Czech) comes from Czech hledět, from Old Czech hleděti, from Proto-Slavic ględěti — to look at, to watch.

škarohlíd (Czech): pessimist

Definitions

  1. pessimist

Ancestry of “škarohlíd”, step by step

škarohlíd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hledět

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhledětto look; to mind, to heed
2Old Czechhledětito look, to watch
3Proto-Slavicględětito look at, to watch

via Czech škaredý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechškaredýugly
2Proto-Slavicskarędъfilthy, hideous, nasty
Every word from Proto-Slavic ględěti →Every word from Old Czech hleděti →Every word from Czech hledět →