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.
Ancestry of “żędać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *žę̄dàti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gend- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰedʰ- | to request, pray, ask for |