Where does “sveřepý” come from?

sveřepý (Czech) comes from Old Czech sveřěpý, from Proto-Slavic *sverěpъ — burdock.

sveřepý (Czech): wild, brutal

Definitions

  1. wild, brutal

Ancestry of “sveřepý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsveřěpý—
2Proto-Slavic*sverěpъburdock
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sverěpъ →Every word from Old Czech sveřěpý →