Etymology Explorer › Old Czech

Where does “hrud” come from?

hrud (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic grǫdь, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- — to crush; gnash.

Ancestry of “hrud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrǫdьbreast
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰrendʰ-to crush; gnash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- →