Etymology Explorer › Czech

Where does “štvát” come from?

štvát (Czech) comes from Old Czech ščváti, from Proto-Slavic ščьvati.

štvát (Czech): to hunt, chase; to rush, urge, hasten; to incite

Definitions

  1. to hunt, chase; to rush, urge, hasten; to incite

Ancestry of “štvát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechščváti—
2Proto-Slavicščьvati—

Words derived from “štvát”

  • štvavý
  • naštvat
  • naštvaný
Every word from Proto-Slavic ščьvati →