Where does “modřidlo” come from?

modřidlo (Czech) comes from Czech modřit, from Czech modrý, from Old Czech modrý, from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ, from Proto-Indo-European modʰros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

modřidlo (Czech): laundry blue, washing blue

Definitions

  1. laundry blue, washing blue

Ancestry of “modřidlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmodřitto make sth blue, to paint in blue
2Czechmodrýblue
3Old Czechmodrýblue
4Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰros →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ →