Where does “vařečka” come from?

vařečka (Czech) comes from Czech vařit, from Old Czech vařiti, from Proto-Slavic variti, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vařečka (Czech): wooden spoon

Definitions

  1. wooden spoon

Ancestry of “vařečka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvařitto cook; to brew; to boil
2Old Czechvařiti—
3Proto-Slavicvaritito boil, cook; to go ahead, to overtake, to take...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Slavic variti →
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