Where does “obdivuhodný” come from?

obdivuhodný (Czech) comes from Czech hodný, from Proto-Slavic godьnъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- — to join; to unite; to suit.

obdivuhodný (Czech): admirable; tremendous

Definitions

  1. admirable; tremendous

Ancestry of “obdivuhodný”, step by step

obdivuhodný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hodný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhodnýgood; worthy
2Proto-Slavicgodьnъsuitable
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

via Czech obdiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechobdivadmiration
2Czechobdivit—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic godьnъ →Every word from Czech hodný →