Where does “Debř” come from?

Debř (Czech) comes from Old Czech debř, from Proto-Slavic dьbrь, from Latin Dubris, from Brythonic Dubras, from Proto-Celtic dubros, from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Debř (Czech): a district in Mladá Boleslav

Definitions

  1. a district in Mladá Boleslav

Ancestry of “Debř”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdebřvalley
2Proto-Slavicdьbrьvalley, ravine
3LatinDubrisnow Dover
4BrythonicDubras
5Proto-Celticdubrosdark; water
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰubʰrósdeep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰubʰrós
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