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Where does “dítě” come from?

dítě (Czech) comes from Old Czech dietě, from Proto-Slavic dětę, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dítě (Czech): child

Definitions

  1. child

Ancestry of “dítě”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdietě—
2Proto-Slavicdětęchild
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dítě”

  • dětství
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →