Where does “vítat” come from?

vítat (Czech) comes from Old Czech vítati, from Proto-Slavic vitati, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

vítat (Czech): to welcome

Definitions

  1. to welcome

Ancestry of “vítat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvítati—
2Proto-Slavicvitatito live, dwell; to welcome, greet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “vítat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vitati →Every word from Old Czech vítati →