Where does “bdít” come from?
bdít (Czech) comes from Old Czech bdieti, from Old Czech -tva, from Proto-Slavic -tva, from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.
bdít (Czech): to be awake, not to be asleep; to watch over
Definitions
- to be awake, not to be asleep; to watch over
Ancestry of “bdít”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | bdieti | — |
| 2 | Old Czech | -tva | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -tva | Deverbative, forming nouns denoting an act,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tweh₂ | Forms nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ | — |