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Where does “vrch” come from?

vrch (Czech) comes from Old Czech vrch, from Proto-Slavic vьrxъ, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

vrch (Czech): hill

Definitions

  1. hill

Ancestry of “vrch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechvrch—
2Proto-Slavicvьrxъtop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “vrch”

  • vrchol
  • vrcholek
  • vrchovatý
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