Where does “vitez” come from?

vitez (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic vitędzь, from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz.

vitez (Slovene): knight

Definitions

  1. knight

Ancestry of “vitez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvitędzьknight, hero
2Proto-Germanicwīkingaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic wīkingaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic vitędzь →
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