Where does “dávidlo” come from?

dávidlo (Czech) comes from Czech dávit, from Old Czech dáviti, from Proto-Slavic dāvìti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

dávidlo (Czech): emetic, vomitive

Definitions

  1. emetic, vomitive

Ancestry of “dávidlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdávitto vomit, to throw up; to strangle, to throttle
2Old Czechdáviti
3Proto-Slavicdāvìtito press, to plunge
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew-Every word from Proto-Slavic dāvìtiEvery word from Old Czech dáviti