Where does “zrát” come from?

zrát (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

zrát (Czech): to ripen to grow ripe

Definitions

  1. to ripen to grow ripe

Ancestry of “zrát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti