Where does “svléct” come from?

svléct (Czech) comes from Old Czech svléci, from Old Czech vléci, from Old Czech léci, from Proto-Slavic leťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei, from Indo-European *légʰeti, from Indo-European legʰ-.

svléct (Czech): to undress

Definitions

  1. to undress

Ancestry of “svléct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechsvlécito take off, to undress
2Old Czechvlécito drag, to haul, to tow, to tug
3Old Czechlécito lie down
4Proto-Slavicleťito lie, lie down
5Proto-Balto-Slaviclegteito lie (be in a resting position), lie down
6Indo-European*légʰeti—
7Indo-Europeanlegʰ-—
Every word from Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Indo-European *légʰeti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic legtei →