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Where does “táhnout” come from?

táhnout (Czech) comes from Old Czech táhnúti, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

táhnout (Czech): to pull

Definitions

  1. to pull

Ancestry of “táhnout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechtáhnúti—
2Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “táhnout”

  • roztáhnout
  • vytáhnout
  • protáhnout
  • natáhnout
  • stáhnout
  • stažený
  • dotáhnout
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