Where does “żeleć” come from?

żeleć (Old Polish) comes from Old Czech žěleti, from Proto-Slavic želěti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

żeleć (Old Polish): to grieve, to regret

Definitions

  1. to grieve, to regret

Ancestry of “żeleć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechžěletito mourn, to weep
2Proto-Slavicželětito regret; to wish, to want
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic želěti →Every word from Old Czech žěleti →