Where does “odchodné” come from?

odchodné (Czech) comes from Czech odchod, from Czech chod, from Old Czech chod, from Proto-Slavic xodъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

odchodné (Czech): severance payment, gratuity

Definitions

  1. severance payment, gratuity

Ancestry of “odchodné”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechodchoddeparture
2Czechchodcourse; gear; operation
3Old Czechchodwalking
4Proto-Slavicxodъmotion, movement
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xodъ →Every word from Old Czech chod →
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