Where does “přistihnout” come from?

přistihnout (Czech) comes from Czech stihnout, from Old Czech stihnúti, from Proto-Slavic stignǫti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

přistihnout (Czech): to catch someone doing something they shouldn't be doing

Definitions

  1. to catch someone doing something they shouldn't be doing

Ancestry of “přistihnout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstihnoutto catch
2Old Czechstihnúti—
3Proto-Slavicstignǫtito attain; to catch up with, to reach
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stignǫti →Every word from Old Czech stihnúti →