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Where does “mřít” come from?

mřít (Czech) comes from Old Czech mřieti, from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mřít (Czech): to die

Definitions

  1. to die

Ancestry of “mřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechmřieti—
2Proto-Slavicmertito die
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “mřít”

  • zemřít
  • zemřelý
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