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Where does “lajdácký” come from?

lajdácký (Czech) comes from Czech lajdák, from German landstreicher, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lajdácký (Czech): sloppy, careless

Definitions

  1. sloppy, careless

Ancestry of “lajdácký”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlajdáksloppy, careless person
2Germanlandstreicher—
3Germanland—
4Middle High Germanlantland; country
5Old High Germanlantland; country
6Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
7Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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