Where does “dráč” come from?

dráč (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech dráti, from Proto-Slavic dьràti, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

dráč (Old Czech): extortioner, profiteer

Definitions

  1. extortioner, profiteer

Ancestry of “dráč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdráti—
2Proto-Slavicdьràtito tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into...
3Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European der- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьràti →Every word from Old Czech dráti →