Where does “zaujmout” come from?

zaujmout (Czech) comes from Czech jmout, from Old Czech jieti, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

zaujmout (Czech): to take, to assume

Definitions

  1. to take, to assume

Ancestry of “zaujmout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjmoutto capture
2Old Czechjietito grasp
3Proto-Slavicętito take
4Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →