Where does “vševěd” come from?

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

vševěd (Czech): know-it-all

Definitions

  1. know-it-all

Ancestry of “vševěd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvědětto know
2Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →