Where does “dveřník” come from?
dveřník (Czech) comes from Czech dveře, from Old Czech dřvi, from Proto-Slavic dvь̃rь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dwírs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.
dveřník (Czech): doorman
Ancestry of “dveřník”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | dveře | door |
| 2 | Old Czech | dřvi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dvь̃rь | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dwírs | door |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwer- | door |