Where does “zřítit” come from?

zřítit (Czech) comes from Czech řítit, from Old Czech řútiti sě, from Proto-Slavic řutiti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

zřítit (Czech): to collapse; to fall

Definitions

  1. to collapse; to fall

Ancestry of “zřítit”, step by step

zřítit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech řítit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechřítitto career, hurtle, dash
2Old Czechřútiti sě—
3Proto-Slavicřutitito drop, to cast, to scatter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

via Czech z

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzfrom; out of
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Slavic řutiti →Every word from Old Czech řútiti sě →