Where does “dotknout” come from?

dotknout (Czech) comes from Old Czech dotknúti, from Old Czech tknúti, from Proto-Slavic tъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

dotknout (Czech): to touch to make physical contact with

Definitions

  1. to touch to make physical contact with

Ancestry of “dotknout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdotknútito touch
2Old Czechtknútito touch
3Proto-Slavictъknǫtito prick?, to pierce?
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewk-to push, press; to strike, beat; to stick into,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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