Where does “vyšehrad” come from?

vyšehrad (Czech) comes from Czech hrad, from Proto-Slavic gręda, from Polish Grad, from Proto-Slavic gradъ, from Proto-Indo-European greh₃d-.

vyšehrad (Czech): inner part of a castle

Definitions

  1. inner part of a castle

Ancestry of “vyšehrad”, step by step

vyšehrad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech hrad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhradcastle
2Proto-Slavicgrędagarden bed; beam
3PolishGrad—
4Proto-Slavicgradъhail
5Proto-Indo-Europeangreh₃d-—

via Czech výše

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvýšeheight; comparative degree of vysoko
2Proto-Slavicvysьheight, elevation; summit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European greh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gradъ →Every word from Polish Grad →