Where does “závodit” come from?

závodit (Czech) comes from Czech vodit, from Old Czech voditi, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

závodit (Czech): to race, to be a racer

Definitions

  1. to race, to be a racer

Ancestry of “závodit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvodititerative of vést
2Old Czechvoditito lead
3Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic voditi →