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Where does “rajcovat” come from?

rajcovat (Czech) comes from German reizen, from Middle High German reizen, from Old High German reiʒen, from Proto-Germanic *raitijaną.

rajcovat (Czech): to arouse, to excite

Definitions

  1. to arouse, to excite

Ancestry of “rajcovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreizento irritate; to excite; to tease, tantalize
2Middle High Germanreizen—
3Old High Germanreiʒen—
4Proto-Germanic*raitijaną—
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