Where does “hledáček” come from?

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

hledáček (Czech): viewfinder

Definitions

  1. viewfinder

Ancestry of “hledáček”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhledatto search, to look for
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 →