Where does “objet” come from?

objet (Czech) comes from Czech jet, from Proto-Slavic jěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic jā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

objet (Czech): to drive around

Definitions

  1. to drive around

Ancestry of “objet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjetto ride; to go
2Proto-Slavicjětito go, ride
3Proto-Balto-Slavicjā́ˀteito ride, to travel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic jā́ˀtei →
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