Where does “obtěžování” come from?

obtěžování (Czech) comes from Czech obtěžovat, from Czech těžký, from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

obtěžování (Czech): harassment

Definitions

  1. harassment

Ancestry of “obtěžování”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechobtěžovatto annoy
2Czechtěžkýheavy; hard
3Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
4Lithuaniantinguslazy
5Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Lithuanian tingus →