Where does “drát” come from?
drát (Czech) comes from Old Czech dráti, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
drát (Czech): to rip; to jostle somewhere; wire
Definitions
- to rip; to jostle somewhere; wire
Ancestry of “drát”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Czech | dráti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dьràti | to tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |