Where does “štít” come from?

štít (Czech) comes from Old Czech ščít, from Proto-Slavic ščitъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skeitum, from Proto-Indo-European skey-to-m, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

štít (Czech): shield; todo

Definitions

  1. shield; todo

Ancestry of “štít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechščítshield
2Proto-SlavicščitъThe original meaning was "something cut off,...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskeitum—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “štít”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey-to-m →