Where does “vodovzdorný” come from?

vodovzdorný (Czech) comes 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;...

vodovzdorný (Czech): waterproof, water-resistant

Definitions

  1. waterproof, water-resistant

Ancestry of “vodovzdorný”, step by step

vodovzdorný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech voda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvodawater
2Old Czechvodawater
3Proto-Slavicvodàwater
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Czech vzdorný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvzdornýdefiant, stubborn
2Czechvzdordefiance
3Czechdrátto rip; to jostle somewhere; wire
4Old Czechdráti
5Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥