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Where does “vřesový” come from?

vřesový (Czech) comes from Czech vřes, from Old Czech vřěs, from Proto-Slavic vȇrsъ, from Proto-Indo-European werḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vřesový (Czech): heather

Definitions

  1. heather

Ancestry of “vřesový”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvřesheather
2Old Czechvřěs—
3Proto-Slavicvȇrsъ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vřesový”

  • vřesoviště
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →