Where does “poddůstojnice” come from?
poddůstojnice (Czech) comes from Czech pod, from Old Czech pod, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.
poddůstojnice (Czech): female non-commissioned officer
Definitions
- female non-commissioned officer
Ancestry of “poddůstojnice”, step by step
poddůstojnice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech pod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | pod | API + "instrumental"; below |
| 2 | Old Czech | pod | denotes movement; to under, to underneath |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pǫdъ | under, below, beneath (stationary) |
| 4 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 6 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Czech důstojnice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | důstojnice | female officer (military, police etc.) |
| 2 | Czech | -ice | Suffix indicating that the word is of the... |
| 3 | Old Czech | -icě | suffix indicating that the word is of the feminine gender |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ica | *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →... |