Where does “chvorost” come from?

chvorost (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech chvorý, from Proto-Slavic xvorъ, from Proto-Indo-European swor-o-, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

chvorost (Old Czech): thinness

Definitions

  1. thinness

Ancestry of “chvorost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechchvorýill, sick
2Proto-Slavicxvorъill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswor-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swor-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvorъ →