Where does “utáhnout” come from?

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

utáhnout (Czech): to tighten

Definitions

  1. to tighten

Ancestry of “utáhnout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtáhnoutto pull
2Old Czechtáhnútito pull
3Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti →