Where does “odpouštět” come from?

odpouštět (Czech) comes from Czech odpustit, from Czech pustit, from Old Czech pustiti, from Proto-Slavic pustìti — to let go.

odpouštět (Czech): to forgive

Definitions

  1. to forgive

Ancestry of “odpouštět”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechodpustitto forgive
2Czechpustitto drop
3Old Czechpustitito let
4Proto-Slavicpustìtito let go
Every word from Proto-Slavic pustìti →Every word from Old Czech pustiti →Every word from Czech pustit →