Where does “vřídlovec” come from?

vřídlovec (Czech) comes from Czech vřídlo, from Czech vřít, from Old Czech vřieti, from Proto-Slavic vьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁-.

vřídlovec (Czech): a variety of aragonite formed by precipitation from hot mineral springs

Definitions

  1. a variety of aragonite formed by precipitation from hot mineral springs

Ancestry of “vřídlovec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvřídlohot spring
2Czechvřítto boil
3Old Czechvřietito boil
4Proto-Slavicvьrětito boil
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьrěti →Every word from Old Czech vřieti →