Where does “navít” come from?
navít (Czech) comes from Czech Vít, from Icelandic víti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
navít (Czech): to wind up, to reel
Ancestry of “navít”, step by step
navít traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech Vít
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | Vít | to twine, to wind, to weave, to plait |
| 2 | Icelandic | víti | hell; penalty |
| 3 | Old Norse | viti | indicator; token, mark, signal; beacon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wītiją | punishment |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Old Czech naviti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | naviti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *naviti | to torment, to tire |
Words derived from “navít”