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Where does “důvěrný” come from?

důvěrný (Czech) comes from Czech důvěra, from Czech víra, from Old Czech viera, from Proto-Slavic věra, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

důvěrný (Czech): intimate; confidential

Definitions

  1. intimate; confidential

Ancestry of “důvěrný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdůvěratrust
2Czechvírafaith, belief
3Old Czechviera—
4Proto-Slavicvěrafaith, belief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true

Words derived from “důvěrný”

  • důvěrnost
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