Where does “následovat” come from?

následovat (Czech) comes from Czech sledovat, from Proto-Slavic slědъ, from Latvian slaidus, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid-, from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- — slippery, to slide.

následovat (Czech): to follow

Definitions

  1. to follow

Ancestry of “následovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsledovatto follow
2Proto-Slavicslědъtrack, trace
3Latvianslaidusaccusative plural masculine form of slaids
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsleid-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansleidʰ-slippery, to slide

Words derived from “následovat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sleidʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sleid- →Every word from Latvian slaidus →