Where does “hlediště” come from?
hlediště (Czech) comes from Czech hledět, from Old Czech hleděti, from Proto-Slavic ględěti — to look at, to watch.
hlediště (Czech): auditorium
Ancestry of “hlediště”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | hledět | to look; to mind, to heed |
| 2 | Old Czech | hleděti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ględěti | to look at, to watch |