Where does “żdać” come from?

żdać (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic žьdati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ- — to yearn for.

żdać (Old Polish): to wait, to await

Definitions

  1. to wait, to await

Ancestry of “żdać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьdatito wait, to await
2Proto-Balto-Slavicg(e)id-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéydʰ-to yearn for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id-Every word from Proto-Slavic žьdati
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