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Where does “vedro” come from?

vedro (Czech) comes from Old Czech vědro, from Proto-Slavic vědro, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

vedro (Czech): bucket, pail

Definitions

  1. bucket, pail

Ancestry of “vedro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvědrobucket, pail
2Proto-Slavicvědrobucket, pail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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