Where does “dotáhnout” come from?
dotáhnout (Czech) comes from Czech táhnout, from Old Czech táhnúti, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
dotáhnout (Czech): to tighten
Ancestry of “dotáhnout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | táhnout | to pull |
| 2 | Old Czech | táhnúti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tęgnǫti | to pull |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |