Where does “společnost” come from?
společnost (Czech) comes from Czech společný, from Czech spolek, from Czech spolu, from Czech s, from Old Czech [[s]], [[se]], from Proto-Slavic sъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
společnost (Czech): society; company, corporation; company
Definitions
- society; company, corporation; company
Ancestry of “společnost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | společný | common; joint |
| 2 | Czech | spolek | association, club, society |
| 3 | Czech | spolu | together |
| 4 | Czech | s | with |
| 5 | Old Czech | [[s]], [[se]] | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sъ(n) | with, accompanying, alongside; with, by means of,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |