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Where does “nesouměrný” come from?

nesouměrný (Czech) comes from Czech souměrný, from Czech sou-, from Slovak sú-, from Proto-Slavic sǫ-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

nesouměrný (Czech): asymmetrical; lopsided

Definitions

  1. asymmetrical; lopsided

Ancestry of “nesouměrný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsouměrnýsymmetrical
2Czechsou-com-, con-, co-
3Slovaksú-A prefix akin to co-
4Proto-Slavicsǫ-together
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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