Where does “nadrotmistr” come from?

nadrotmistr (Czech) comes from Czech rotmistr, from German Rittmeister, from German ritt, from German reiten, from Middle High German rīten, from Old High German rītan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.

nadrotmistr (Czech): first sergeant

Definitions

  1. first sergeant

Ancestry of “nadrotmistr”, step by step

nadrotmistr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech rotmistr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrotmistrtechnical sergeant
2GermanRittmeisterA cavalry officer
3Germanrittfirst/third-person singular preterite of reiten
4Germanreitento travel on a mount; to ride; to do horseriding;...
5Middle High Germanrītento ride
6Old High Germanrītanto ride
7Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
8Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
9Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Czech nad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnad+ "instrumental"; above
2Old Czechnaddenotes movement; to over, to above
3Proto-Slavicnadъover, above
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnōda
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną