Where does “běhoun” come from?

běhoun (Czech) comes from Old Czech běhún, from Proto-Slavic *běgũnъ — runner.

běhoun (Czech): stretcher a brick laid with the longest side exposed

Definitions

  1. stretcher a brick laid with the longest side exposed

Ancestry of “běhoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechběhúnrunner
2Proto-Slavic*běgũnъrunner
Every word from Proto-Slavic *běgũnъ →Every word from Old Czech běhún →
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