Where does “zadržet” come from?

zadržet (Czech) comes from Czech držet, from Old Czech držěti, from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

zadržet (Czech): to hold back, to stop; to arrest, to detain

Definitions

  1. to hold back, to stop; to arrest, to detain

Ancestry of “zadržet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdržetto hold
2Old Czechdržětito hold
3Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “zadržet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržati →Every word from Old Czech držěti →