Where does “vrubozobý” come from?

vrubozobý (Czech) comes from Czech zob, from Old Czech zob, from Proto-Slavic zobь, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

vrubozobý (Czech): anseriform, goose-like

Definitions

  1. anseriform, goose-like

Ancestry of “vrubozobý”, step by step

vrubozobý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech zob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzobbird food; beak
2Old Czechzobfodder
3Proto-Slaviczobьfodder; oats
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch

via Czech vrub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvrubcut, notch, nick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zobь →Every word from Old Czech zob →