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Where does “zřít” come from?

zřít (Czech) comes from Old Czech zřieti, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

zřít (Czech): to see

Definitions

  1. to see

Ancestry of “zřít”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechzřieti—
2Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “zřít”

  • obzor
  • vzorec
  • názor
  • vzor
  • světonázor
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