Where does “bezcelní” come from?

bezcelní (Czech) comes from Czech bez, from Old Czech bez, from Proto-Slavic bez, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs.

bezcelní (Czech): duty-free

Definitions

  1. duty-free

Ancestry of “bezcelní”, step by step

bezcelní traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech bez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbezelderberry; without
2Old Czechbezelder
3Proto-Slavicbezwithout
4Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs—

via Czech clo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechcloduty, tariff, customs duty
2Old Czechclocustoms, toll
3Middle High Germanzol—

via Czech ní

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnígenitive/dative/locative and instrumental...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Slavic bez →Every word from Old Czech bez →