Where does “podzimní” come from?
podzimní (Czech) comes from Czech podzim, 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 — to stretch.
podzimní (Czech): autumn
Definitions
- autumn
Ancestry of “podzimní”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | podzim | autumn, fall |
| 2 | Czech | pod | API + "instrumental"; below |
| 3 | Old Czech | pod | denotes movement; to under, to underneath |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pǫdъ | under, below, beneath (stationary) |
| 5 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 7 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |