Where does “prozřít” come from?

prozřít (Czech) comes from Czech zřít, from Old Czech zřieti, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

prozřít (Czech): to see the light to gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight

Definitions

  1. to see the light to gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight

Ancestry of “prozřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzřítto see
2Old Czechzřietito see, to watch
3Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old Czech zřieti →