Where does “vodojem” come from?

vodojem (Czech) comes from Czech vodo-, from Czech voda, from Old Czech voda, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, 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;...

vodojem (Czech): water tank; water tower

Definitions

  1. water tank; water tower

Ancestry of “vodojem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvodo-hydro- pertaining to water
2Czechvodawater
3Old Czechvodawater
4Proto-Slavicvodàwater
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →
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