Where does “pozvolný” come from?

pozvolný (Czech) comes from Czech zvůle, from Czech z-, from Old Czech z-, from Proto-Slavic jьz-, from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

pozvolný (Czech): gradual

Definitions

  1. gradual

Ancestry of “pozvolný”, step by step

pozvolný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech zvůle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzvůlearbitrariness
2Czechz-A prefix, indicating a change of state
3Old Czechz-—
4Proto-Slavicjьz-—
5Proto-Slavicsъ(n)with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Czech po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpo+ "locative"; after
2Old Czechpofor
3Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →