Where does “těžkooděnec” come from?
těžkooděnec (Czech) comes from Czech těžko, from Czech těžký, from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
těžkooděnec (Czech): soldier or less commonly knight generally, any “heavily armored individual”
Definitions
- soldier or less commonly knight generally, any “heavily armored individual”
Ancestry of “těžkooděnec”, step by step
těžkooděnec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech těžko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | těžko | with difficulty |
| 2 | Czech | těžký | heavy; hard |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tęžьkъ | heavy |
| 4 | Lithuanian | tingus | lazy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Czech oděný
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | oděný | clothed |
| 2 | English | oden | A Japanese one pot winter dish, of varying... |
| 3 | Old Norse | Óðinn | Odin |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Wōdanaz | Woden or Odin, the Germanic supreme god. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mercury |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wōdaz | excited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |