Where does “żędać” come from?

żędać (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic *žę̄dàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

żędać (Old Polish): to desire, to crave

Definitions

  1. to desire, to crave

Ancestry of “żędać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*žę̄dàtito wish (in cardinal sense), to long for, to crave in South, East Slavic
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “żędać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *žę̄dàti →