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Where does “obléct” come from?

obléct (Czech) comes from Old Czech obléci, from Old Czech vléci, from Old Czech léci, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.

Ancestry of “obléct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechobléci—
2Old Czechvléci—
3Old Czechléci—
4Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie , lie down
6Indo-European*légʰeti—
7Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →