Where does “drátěnka” come from?

drátěnka (Czech) comes from Czech drátěný, from Czech drát, from Old Czech dráti, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

drátěnka (Czech): steel wool

Definitions

  1. steel wool

Ancestry of “drátěnka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdrátěnýwire made of wire
2Czechdrátto rip; to jostle somewhere; wire
3Old Czechdráti—
4Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьràti →Every word from Old Czech dráti →