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Where does “ohromený” come from?

ohromený (Czech) comes from Czech ohromit, from Czech hrom, from Old Czech hrom, from Proto-Slavic gromъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrom-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

ohromený (Czech): astonished, stunned, shocked

Definitions

  1. astonished, stunned, shocked

Ancestry of “ohromený”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechohromitto astonish, to flabbergast, to astound
2Czechhromthunder
3Old Czechhrom—
4Proto-Slavicgromъthunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrom-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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