Where does “spět” come from?
spět (Czech) comes from Old Czech [[vzpěti]], [[zpěti]], [[spěti]], [[spieti]], from Proto-Slavic spěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
spět (Czech): to move towards, to head for/towards, to approach
Definitions
- to move towards, to head for/towards, to approach
Ancestry of “spět”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | [[vzpěti]], [[zpěti]], [[spěti]], [[spieti]] | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | spěti | to advance, ripen, hurry |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | spḗˀtei | to be able to manage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |