Where does “bleděčervený” come from?
bleděčervený (Czech) comes from Czech červený, from Old Czech črvený, from Proto-Slavic čьrvenъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
bleděčervený (Czech): light red, pale red
Definitions
- light red, pale red
Ancestry of “bleděčervený”, step by step
bleděčervený traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech červený
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | červený | red |
| 2 | Old Czech | črvený | red |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьrvenъ | red |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čьrvь | worm, larva |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kírmis | worm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |
via Middle English blede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | blede | One's offspring or disciples; the legacy one... |
| 2 | Old English | blēd | that which is produced, flower, blossom, fruit; a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blēduz | blowing, breath, puff; flower, leaf, blossom |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |