Where does “Houdek” come from?

Houdek (Czech) comes from Czech houšť, from Old Czech hústi, from Proto-Slavic gǫsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gaustei, from Proto-Indo-European gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Houdek (Czech): violinist, fiddler

Definitions

  1. violinist, fiddler

Ancestry of “Houdek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhoušťthicket
2Old Czechhústito play an instrument
3Proto-Slavicgǫstito make a sound, hum, sing; to weep, wail, howl;...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgaustei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangewH-to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Words derived from “Houdek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gaustei →