Where does “setřít” come from?

setřít (Czech) comes from Czech třít, from Old Czech třieti, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

setřít (Czech): to wipe, dry

Definitions

  1. to wipe, dry

Ancestry of “setřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtřítto rub
2Old Czechtřietito rub
3Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Old Czech třieti →
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