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Where does “vědět” come from?

vědět (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

vědět (Czech): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “vědět”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “vědět”

  • dozvědět
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →