Where does “prostřední” come from?

prostřední (Czech) comes from Czech střední, from Proto-Slavic serdьnъ, from Proto-Slavic serda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- — heart.

prostřední (Czech): middle being in the middle or in-between

Definitions

  1. middle being in the middle or in-between

Ancestry of “prostřední”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstřednímiddle; neuter
2Proto-Slavicserdьnъmiddle, central
3Proto-Slavicserdamiddle; Wednesday
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśerd-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerd-heart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śerd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic serda →