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Where does “berte” come from?

berte (Czech) comes from Czech brát, from Old Czech bráti, from Proto-Slavic bьrati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

berte (Czech): second-person plural imperative of brát

Definitions

  1. second-person plural imperative of brát

Ancestry of “berte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbrátto take; to marry
2Old Czechbráti—
3Proto-Slavicbьratito pick up; to take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbírāˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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