Where does “hlídka” come from?

hlídka (Czech) comes from Czech hlídat, from Old Czech hledati, from Proto-Slavic ględati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic glenˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰlend-.

hlídka (Czech): watch

Definitions

  1. watch

Ancestry of “hlídka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhlídatto watch, to guard
2Old Czechhledatito search, to look for
3Proto-Slavicględatito look at, to watch
4Proto-Balto-Slavicglenˀd-to look at
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlend-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰlend- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic glenˀd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ględati →