Where does “smrděti” come from?

smrděti (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic smьrděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

smrděti (Old Czech): to stink

Definitions

  1. to stink

Ancestry of “smrděti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsmьrdětito stink
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsmirˀdḗˀteito stink
3Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “smrděti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic smьrděti →