Where does “dopřát” come from?

dopřát (Czech) comes from Czech přát, from Old Czech přieti, from Proto-Slavic prija̋ti — to please.

dopřát (Czech): to grant

Definitions

  1. to grant

Ancestry of “dopřát”, step by step

dopřát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech přát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpřátto wish; to wish, long for, hope for
2Old Czechpřietito wish
3Proto-Slavicprija̋tito please

via Czech prát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprátto wash, to launder; to fight
2Old Czechprátito beat
3Proto-Slavicpьratito fly; to beat, to trample; to wash
Every word from Proto-Slavic prija̋ti →Every word from Old Czech přieti →Every word from Czech přát →