Where does “odpovědnost” come from?

odpovědnost (Czech) comes from Czech odpovědný, from Czech odpovědět, from Czech od-, from Old Czech ot-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

odpovědnost (Czech): responsibility; accountability

Definitions

  1. responsibility; accountability

Ancestry of “odpovědnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechodpovědnýresponsible, answerable, accountable
2Czechodpovědětto reply, to answer
3Czechod-A prefix, usually indicating movement away,...
4Old Czechot-a prefix, usually indicating movement away, detachment or separation
5Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Czech od- →Every word from Old Czech ot- →