Where does “pověřit” come from?

pověřit (Czech) comes from Czech věřit, from Proto-Slavic věriti, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- — true.

pověřit (Czech): to charge to assign a duty to

Definitions

  1. to charge to assign a duty to

Ancestry of “pověřit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvěřitto believe; to trust
2Proto-Slavicvěritito believe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁rostrue
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁-true
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Slavic věriti →