Where does “zapadnout” come from?

zapadnout (Czech) comes from Czech padnout, from Old Czech padnúti, from Old Czech pásti, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

zapadnout (Czech): to set of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon

Definitions

  1. to set of a heavenly body: to disappear below the horizon

Ancestry of “zapadnout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpadnoutto fit; to fall
2Old Czechpadnúti—
3Old Czechpástiguard, nourish
4Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →