English
Hrabalian
Hrabalian comes from Czech hrabat ‘to rake’, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *grabati.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*grabatireconstructed
- Old Czechmodernhrabati
- Czechmodernhrabat‘to rake’
- Czech, derivedmodernHrabal
- EnglishtodayHrabalian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*grabatireconstructed
- Old Czechmodernhrabati
- Czechmodernhrabat‘to rake’
- Czech, derivedmodernHrabal
- EnglishtodayHrabalian
Formed from Hrabal + -ian
Every English word from Proto-Slavic *grabati
Today it means
adj Of or relating to Bohumil Hrabal (1914–1997), Czech writer.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *grabati / Hrabalian