Where does “navzdory” come from?

navzdory (Czech) comes from Czech vzdor, from Czech drát, from Old Czech dráti, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

navzdory (Czech): in spite of, despite

Definitions

  1. in spite of, despite

Ancestry of “navzdory”, step by step

navzdory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech vzdor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvzdordefiance
2Czechdrátto rip; to jostle somewhere; wire
3Old Czechdráti—
4Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
5Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

via Czech na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnaon, onto; on; to
2Old Czechnaon, onto direction, + accusative case
3Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьràti →Every word from Old Czech dráti →