Where does “źěd” come from?

źěd (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic dědъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

źěd (Lower Sorbian): churl, cad; old man; grandfather

Definitions

  1. churl, cad; old man; grandfather

Ancestry of “źěd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdědъgrandfather
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdēˀd-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁dʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dēˀd- →