Where does “polekat” come from?

polekat (Czech) comes from Czech lekat, from Old Czech lekati, from Proto-Slavic lękati — to lay snares, to set traps.

polekat (Czech): to scare

Definitions

  1. to scare

Ancestry of “polekat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlekatto frighten, to scare
2Old Czechlekatito frighten, to scare
3Proto-Slaviclękatito lay snares, to set traps
Every word from Proto-Slavic lękati →Every word from Old Czech lekati →Every word from Czech lekat →