Where does “modřina” come from?

modřina (Czech) comes 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,...

modřina (Czech): bruise

Definitions

  1. bruise

Ancestry of “modřina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmodrýblue
2Old Czechmodrýblue
3Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
5Proto-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 →