Where does “ostřit” come from?

ostřit (Czech) comes from Czech ostrý, from Proto-Slavic ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ostřit (Czech): to sharpen

Definitions

  1. to sharpen

Ancestry of “ostřit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechostrýsharp; hot; strict
2Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ostřit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →