Where does “zřieti” come from?
zřieti (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “zřieti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | zьrěti | to observe, to look at; to ripen |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |