Where does “skřítek” come from?

skřítek (Czech) comes from Middle High German scrato, from Proto-Germanic skrattuz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

skřítek (Czech): dwarf, imp, gnome, sprite, goblin, gremlin

Definitions

  1. dwarf, imp, gnome, sprite, goblin, gremlin

Ancestry of “skřítek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanscrato—
2Proto-Germanicskrattuzforest monster; goblin; troll
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “skřítek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrattuz →