Where does “opotřebovaný” come from?
opotřebovaný (Czech) comes from Czech opotřebovat, from Czech potřebovat, from Serbo-Croatian potreba, from Czech třeba, from Old Czech třěba, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.
opotřebovaný (Czech): worn-out, worn, timeworn, outworn showing the effects of wear due to long use
Definitions
- worn-out, worn, timeworn, outworn showing the effects of wear due to long use
Ancestry of “opotřebovaný”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | opotřebovat | to wear out to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use |
| 2 | Czech | potřebovat | to need |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | potreba | need |
| 4 | Czech | třeba | (pagan) offering |
| 5 | Old Czech | třěba | necessary, needed |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | terba | need |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þerb- | — |