Where does “opotřebovat” come from?

opotřebovat (Czech) comes from Czech potřebovat, from Serbo-Croatian potreba, from Czech třeba, from Old Czech třěba, from Proto-Slavic terba, from Proto-Germanic þerb-.

opotřebovat (Czech): to wear out to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use

Definitions

  1. to wear out to cause to become damaged, useless, or ineffective through continued use

Ancestry of “opotřebovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpotřebovatto need
2Serbo-Croatianpotrebaneed
3Czechtřeba(pagan) offering
4Old Czechtřěbanecessary, needed
5Proto-Slavicterbaneed
6Proto-Germanicþerb-—

Words derived from “opotřebovat”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þerb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terba →Every word from Old Czech třěba →