Where does “nadstrážmistr” come from?

nadstrážmistr (Czech) comes from Czech nad, from Old Czech nad, from Proto-Slavic nadъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōda, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m.

nadstrážmistr (Czech): staff sergeant

Definitions

  1. staff sergeant

Ancestry of “nadstrážmistr”, step by step

nadstrážmistr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via Czech strážmistr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstrážmistr—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nōda →Every word from Proto-Slavic nadъ →