Where does “zabýt” come from?

zabýt (Czech) comes from Old Czech zabyti, from Proto-Slavic *zabỳti, from Proto-Slavic byti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

zabýt (Czech): to forget

Definitions

  1. to forget

Ancestry of “zabýt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechzabyti—
2Proto-Slavic*zabỳtito forget
3Proto-Slavicbytito be
4Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bū́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic byti →