Where does “zatknout” come from?

zatknout (Czech) comes from Czech tknout, from Old Czech tknúti, from Proto-Slavic tъknǫti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

zatknout (Czech): to arrest to take into legal custody

Definitions

  1. to arrest to take into legal custody

Ancestry of “zatknout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtknoutto mention
2Old Czechtknútito touch
3Proto-Slavictъknǫtito prick?, to pierce?
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewk-to push, press; to strike, beat; to stick into,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewk- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъknǫti →