Where does “vydriduch” come from?
vydriduch (Old Slovak) comes from Old Slovak vydrieť, from Old Slovak vy-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
vydriduch (Old Slovak): extortioner, usurer, bloodsucker
Definitions
- extortioner, usurer, bloodsucker
Ancestry of “vydriduch”, step by step
vydriduch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Slovak vydrieť
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Slovak | vydrieť | to wrest, to snatch, to extort |
| 2 | Old Slovak | vy- | verbal prefix denoting movement or direction outwards, in both concrete and abstract senses: out |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vy- | out |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ū́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Old Slovak duch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Slovak | duch | — |