Where does “sedřít” come from?

sedřít (Czech) comes from Czech dřít, from Old Czech dřieti, from Proto-Slavic dertì — to tear.

sedřít (Czech): to rub off, excoriate

Definitions

  1. to rub off, excoriate

Ancestry of “sedřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdřítto rub, chafe, grind; to slave away; to swot
2Old Czechdřietito rub, to chafe, to grind
3Proto-Slavicdertìto tear
Every word from Proto-Slavic dertì →Every word from Old Czech dřieti →Every word from Czech dřít →
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