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Where does “běžný” come from?

běžný (Czech) comes from Czech běžet, from Old Czech běžěti, from Proto-Slavic běžati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- — to flee; to run.

běžný (Czech): common

Definitions

  1. common

Ancestry of “běžný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechběžetto run
2Old Czechběžěti—
3Proto-Slavicběžatito run, escape
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbēˀgjā́ˀteito run, flee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run

Words derived from “běžný”

  • souběžný
  • souběžnost
  • předběžný
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰegʷ- →