Where does “horolezec” come from?

horolezec (Czech) comes from Czech lézt, from Old Czech lézti, from Proto-Slavic lězti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- — to crawl on the ground; low.

horolezec (Czech): mountaineer

Definitions

  1. mountaineer

Ancestry of “horolezec”, step by step

horolezec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech lézt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechléztto crawl; to climb
2Old Czechléztito crawl
3Proto-Slaviclěztito crawl; to climb
4Proto-Balto-Slaviclḗˀźteito crawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁ǵʰ-to crawl on the ground; low

via Czech hora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhoramountain; a lot, tons
2Old Czechhoramountain
3Proto-Slavicgoràmountain
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgarā́ˀmountain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

Words derived from “horolezec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁ǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic lězti →