Where does “sevřít” come from?

sevřít (Czech) comes from Czech vřít, from Old Czech vřieti, from Proto-Slavic vьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁-.

sevřít (Czech): to clench to squeeze; to grip or hold tightly

Definitions

  1. to clench to squeeze; to grip or hold tightly

Ancestry of “sevřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvřítto boil
2Old Czechvřietito boil
3Proto-Slavicvьrětito boil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁-—

Words derived from “sevřít”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrěti →Every word from Old Czech vřieti →