Where does “popletený” come from?

popletený (Czech) comes from Czech poplést, from Czech plést, from Old Czech plésti, from Proto-Slavic plestì — to plait.

popletený (Czech): scatterbrained, confused, muddled, addled, disoriented

Definitions

  1. scatterbrained, confused, muddled, addled, disoriented

Ancestry of “popletený”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpopléstto confuse, to mix up, to muddle up
2Czechpléstto braid, to plait
3Old Czechpléstito braid, to plait
4Proto-Slavicplestìto plait
Every word from Proto-Slavic plestì →Every word from Old Czech plésti →Every word from Czech plést →
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