Where does “vznešenost” come from?
vznešenost (Czech) comes from Czech vznešený, from Czech vznést, from Czech nést, from Old Czech nésti, from Proto-Slavic nestì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic neśtei, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
vznešenost (Czech): nobility, nobleness
Ancestry of “vznešenost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | vznešený | noble |
| 2 | Czech | vznést | to put forward, raise; to ascend, fly up, soar... |
| 3 | Czech | nést | to carry |
| 4 | Old Czech | nésti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | nestì | — |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | neśtei | to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |