Where does “otevřít” come from?

otevřít (Czech) comes from Old Czech otevřieti, from Proto-Slavic otъverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

otevřít (Czech): to open

Definitions

  1. to open

Ancestry of “otevřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechotevřietito open
2Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
3Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀteito thrust, to prod
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—

Words derived from “otevřít”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic verti →