Where does “svízel” come from?

svízel (Czech) comes from Old Czech sviezel, from Old Czech -el, from Proto-Slavic -ьlъ — From adjectives or participles, forms agent...

svízel (Czech): bedstraw any plant of the herb genus

Definitions

  1. bedstraw any plant of the herb genus

Ancestry of “svízel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsviezeltrouble, difficulty, pickle
2Old Czech-elforms nouns
3Proto-Slavic-ьlъFrom adjectives or participles, forms agent...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьlъ →Every word from Old Czech -el →Every word from Old Czech sviezel →