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Where does “Nedvěd” come from?

Nedvěd (Czech) comes from Czech medvěd, from Proto-Slavic medvědь, from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis.

Ancestry of “Nedvěd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmedvědbear
2Proto-Slavicmedvědьbear
3Proto-Slavicmedu-ēdis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic medu-ēdis →