Where does “vetřít” come from?

vetřít (Czech) comes from Czech třít, from Old Czech třieti, from Proto-Slavic terti, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

vetřít (Czech): to rub

Definitions

  1. to rub

Ancestry of “vetřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtřítto rub
2Old Czechtřietito rub
3Proto-Slavictertito rub, to scrape; to polish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Slavic terti →Every word from Old Czech třieti →