Where does “trapnost” come from?

trapnost (Czech) comes from Czech trapný, from Czech trápit, from Old Czech trápiti, from Proto-Slavic torpiti, from Proto-Slavic tьrpěti — to suffer; to endure.

trapnost (Czech): awkwardness

Definitions

  1. awkwardness

Ancestry of “trapnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtrapnýembarrassing, pathetic, cringeworthy; painful
2Czechtrápitto trouble, to worry
3Old Czechtrápiti—
4Proto-Slavictorpiti—
5Proto-Slavictьrpětito suffer; to endure
Every word from Proto-Slavic tьrpěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic torpiti →Every word from Old Czech trápiti →