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Where does “mést” come from?

mést (Czech) comes from Old Czech mésti, from Proto-Slavic męsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment-, from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- — to whisk, stir.

mést (Czech): to sweep

Definitions

  1. to sweep

Ancestry of “mést”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmésti—
2Proto-Slavicmęstito stir; to trouble
3Proto-Balto-Slavicment-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenth₂-to whisk, stir

Words derived from “mést”

  • metař
  • odmítat
  • zamést
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