Where does “odmítat” come from?

odmítat (Czech) comes from Czech mést, from Old Czech mésti, from Proto-Slavic męsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment-, from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- — to whisk, stir.

odmítat (Czech): imperfective form of odmítnout

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of odmítnout

Ancestry of “odmítat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechméstto sweep
2Old Czechméstito throw, to toss
3Proto-Slavicmęstito stir; to trouble
4Proto-Balto-Slavicment-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmenth₂-to whisk, stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment- →Every word from Proto-Slavic męsti →