Where does “zastihnout” come from?

zastihnout (Czech) comes from Czech stihnout, from Old Czech stihnúti, from Proto-Slavic stignǫti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

zastihnout (Czech): to get hold of a person

Definitions

  1. to get hold of a person

Ancestry of “zastihnout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstihnoutto catch
2Old Czechstihnúti—
3Proto-Slavicstignǫtito attain; to catch up with, to reach
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stignǫti →Every word from Old Czech stihnúti →
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