Where does “žhnout” come from?

žhnout (Czech) comes 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.

žhnout (Czech): to be hot, to glow

Definitions

  1. to be hot, to glow

Ancestry of “žhnout”, step by step

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

Words derived from “žhnout”

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