Where does “modřit” come from?

modřit (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,...

modřit (Czech): to make sth blue, to paint in blue

Definitions

  1. to make sth blue, to paint in blue

Ancestry of “modřit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmodrýblue
2Old Czechmodrýblue
3Proto-Slavicmǫdrъwise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmodʰrosblue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “modřit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European modʰros →Every word from Proto-Slavic mǫdrъ →