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

  1. A common ending for many infinitive verbs

Ancestry of “-at”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech-ati—
2Proto-Slavic-atiFrom imperfective verbs, forming...
3Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “-at”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ati →