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Where does “vietr” come from?

vietr (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic větrъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

vietr (Old Czech): wind

Definitions

  1. wind

Ancestry of “vietr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvětrъwind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “vietr”

  • větrný
  • bezvětří
  • větroměr
  • vítr
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