Where does “nevěsta” come from?

nevěsta (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

nevěsta (Proto-Slavic): bride

Definitions

  1. bride

Ancestry of “nevěsta”, step by step

nevěsta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic věděti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvědětito know; to foresee
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwóydeto have seen, to know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Proto-Slavic ne-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicne-ne-, *ně-; some; none

Words derived from “nevěsta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyde →Every word from Proto-Slavic věděti →