Where does “podlehnout” come from?

podlehnout (Czech) comes from Czech lehnout, from Old Czech lehnúti, from Old Czech léci, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.

podlehnout (Czech): to succumb to a force or a desire

Definitions

  1. to succumb to a force or a desire

Ancestry of “podlehnout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlehnout—
2Old Czechlehnúti—
3Old Czechlécito lie down
4Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
6Indo-European*légʰeti—
7Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →