Where does “dření” come from?

dření (Czech) comes from Czech dřít, from Old Czech dřieti, from Proto-Slavic dertì — to tear.

dření (Czech): toil, grueling work

Definitions

  1. toil, grueling work

Ancestry of “dření”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdřítto rub, chafe, grind; to slave away; to swot
2Old Czechdřietito rub, to chafe, to grind
3Proto-Slavicdertìto tear
Every word from Proto-Slavic dertì →Every word from Old Czech dřieti →Every word from Czech dřít →