Where does “odumřít” come from?

odumřít (Czech) comes from Czech mřít, from Old Czech mřieti, from Proto-Slavic merti, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

odumřít (Czech): to die, to die back, to wither

Definitions

  1. to die, to die back, to wither

Ancestry of “odumřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmřítto die
2Old Czechmřietito die
3Proto-Slavicmertito die
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic merti →Every word from Old Czech mřieti →