Where does “krasohled” come from?

krasohled (Czech) comes from Czech hledět, from Old Czech hleděti, from Proto-Slavic ględěti — to look at, to watch.

krasohled (Czech): kaleidoscope

Definitions

  1. kaleidoscope

Ancestry of “krasohled”, step by step

krasohled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hledět

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhledětto look; to mind, to heed
2Old Czechhledětito look, to watch
3Proto-Slavicględětito look at, to watch

via Czech krása

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkrásabeauty
2Proto-Slavickrasabeauty
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankreH-to shout
Every word from Proto-Slavic ględěti →Every word from Old Czech hleděti →Every word from Czech hledět →