Where does “vřídek” come from?

vřídek (Czech) comes from Czech vřed, from Old Czech vřěd, from Proto-Slavic verdъ, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- — to grow; to raise.

vřídek (Czech): pimple inflamed spot on the surface of the skin

Definitions

  1. pimple inflamed spot on the surface of the skin

Ancestry of “vřídek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvředulcer
2Old Czechvřědulcer
3Proto-Slavicverdъwart, wound; harm, malice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰ-to grow; to raise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic verdъ →Every word from Old Czech vřěd →