Where does “hříbek” come from?

hříbek (Czech) comes from Czech hříbě, from Old Czech hřiebě, from Proto-Slavic žerbę, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ- — young animal.

hříbek (Czech): mushroom-shaped wooden utensil for mending stockings

Definitions

  1. mushroom-shaped wooden utensil for mending stockings

Ancestry of “hříbek”, step by step

hříbek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hříbě

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhříběfoal
2Old Czechhřieběfoal
3Proto-Slavicžerbęfoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrebʰ-young animal

via Czech hřib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhřibmushroom
2Old Czechhřib—
3Proto-Slavicgribъmushroom
4Proto-Slavicgribatito scrape, to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žerbę →Every word from Old Czech hřiebě →
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