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Where does “otevřenost” come from?

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

otevřenost (Czech): openness

Definitions

  1. openness

Ancestry of “otevřenost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechotevřenýopen
2Czechotevřítto open
3Old Czechotevřieti—
4Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
5Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
6Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀtei—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →