Where does “víkendový” come from?
víkendový (Czech) comes from Czech víkend, from English weekend, from English week, from Middle English wyke, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi — to see.
víkendový (Czech): weekend
Definitions
- weekend
Ancestry of “víkendový”, step by step
víkendový traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech víkend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | víkend | weekend |
| 2 | English | weekend | The break in the working week, usually two days... |
| 3 | English | week | Any period of seven consecutive days; A period of... |
| 4 | Middle English | wyke | Alternative form of wikke; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 6 | German | witz | joke |
| 7 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 8 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Slovak víkend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | víkend | weekend |