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

Definitions

  1. auditorium

Ancestry of “hlediště”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhledětto look; to mind, to heed
2Old Czechhledětito look, to watch
3Proto-Slavicględětito look at, to watch
Every word from Proto-Slavic ględěti →Every word from Old Czech hleděti →Every word from Czech hledět →