Where does “hniesť” come from?

hniesť (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic gnestì, from Proto-Indo-European gnét-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵen-.

hniesť (Slovak): to knead, work (dough)

Definitions

  1. to knead, work (dough)

Ancestry of “hniesť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgnestìto press
2Proto-Indo-Europeangnét-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵen-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gnét- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gnestì →
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