Where does “svorka” come from?

svorka (Czech) comes from Czech svora, from Czech sevřít, from Czech vřít, from Old Czech vřieti, from Proto-Slavic vьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁-.

svorka (Czech): staple

Definitions

  1. staple

Ancestry of “svorka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsvora—
2Czechsevřítto clench to squeeze; to grip or hold tightly
3Czechvřítto boil
4Old Czechvřietito boil
5Proto-Slavicvьrětito boil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrěti →Every word from Old Czech vřieti →