Where does “dávnověk” come from?

dávnověk (Czech) comes from Czech věk, from Proto-Slavic věkъ, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

dávnověk (Czech): prehistory

Definitions

  1. prehistory

Ancestry of “dávnověk”, step by step

dávnověk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech věk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvěkage; century
2Proto-Slavicvěkъage
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyk-to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Czech dávný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdávnýancient, bygone
2Proto-Slavicdavьnъancient, past
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic věkъ →