Where does “rychlovlak” come from?

rychlovlak (Czech) comes from Czech vlak, from German zug, from Middle High German zuc, from Proto-Germanic tugiz, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

rychlovlak (Czech): express train, fast train

Definitions

  1. express train, fast train

Ancestry of “rychlovlak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvlaktrain
2Germanzugprocession
3Middle High Germanzuc—
4Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugiz →Every word from Middle High German zuc →