Where does “zbůhdarma” come from?

zbůhdarma (Czech) comes from Czech Bůh, from Old Czech bóh, from Proto-Slavic bȍgъ — share, cut, wealth, luck.

zbůhdarma (Czech): for no reason, needlessly, gratuitously, pointlessly

Definitions

  1. for no reason, needlessly, gratuitously, pointlessly

Ancestry of “zbůhdarma”, step by step

zbůhdarma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech Bůh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechBůhGod
2Old Czechbóhgod
3Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck

via Czech darmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdarmouselessly, in vain
2Old Czechdarmo—
Every word from Proto-Slavic bȍgъ →Every word from Old Czech bóh →Every word from Czech Bůh →