Where does “-at” come from?
-at (Czech) comes from Old Czech -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ati, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
-at (Czech): A common ending for many infinitive verbs
Definitions
- A common ending for many infinitive verbs
Ancestry of “-at”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | -ati | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -ati | From imperfective verbs, forming... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |