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
- haste, hurry; alacrity, celerity
Ancestry of “śpiech”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | spěxъ | haste |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | spěti | to advance, ripen, hurry |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | spḗˀtei | |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |