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Where does “dvůr” come from?

dvůr (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian dvor, from Old Church Slavonic дворъ, from Proto-Slavic dvòrъ — court, courtyard.

dvůr (Czech): court, courtyard; court

Definitions

  1. court, courtyard; court

Ancestry of “dvůr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandvorcastle; palace; courtyard, court
2Old Church Slavonicдворъcourt, courtyard; home, household
3Proto-Slavicdvòrъcourt, courtyard

Words derived from “dvůr”

  • Dvorak
  • Dvořákův
  • dvorní
  • Dvořák
  • dvorek
  • zdvořilý
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