Where does “žhář” come from?

žhář (Czech) comes from Czech žhnout, from Old Czech žéci, from Proto-Slavic žeťi, from Proto-Slavic gegti, from Proto-Slavic degti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti — to burn, to be burning.

žhář (Czech): arsonist

Definitions

  1. arsonist

Ancestry of “žhář”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžhnoutto be hot, to glow
2Old Czechžécito burn
3Proto-Slavicžeťito burn; to heat up
4Proto-Slavicgegti—
5Proto-Slavicdegti—
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdegtéito burn
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰégʷʰetito burn, to be burning

Words derived from “žhář”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰégʷʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic degtéi →Every word from Proto-Slavic degti →