Where does “slaboduch” come from?

slaboduch (Czech) comes from Czech duch, from Old Czech duch, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

slaboduch (Czech): nitwit, dimwit

Definitions

  1. nitwit, dimwit

Ancestry of “slaboduch”, step by step

slaboduch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech duch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechduchspirit; ghost
2Old Czechduch—
3Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Czech slabý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechslabýweak, feeble
2Proto-Slavicslabъweak
3Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →
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