Where does “śpiech” come from?

śpiech (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic spěxъ, from Proto-Slavic spěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

śpiech (Old Polish): haste, hurry; alacrity, celerity

Definitions

  1. haste, hurry; alacrity, celerity

Ancestry of “śpiech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicspěxъhaste
2Proto-Slavicspětito advance, ripen, hurry
3Proto-Balto-Slavicspḗˀteito be able to manage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-to succeed, to prosper
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei →