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Where does “otewrzeć” come from?

otewrzeć (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic otъverti, from Proto-Slavic verti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wérˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European werH-.

otewrzeć (Old Polish): to open; to reveal

Definitions

  1. to open; to reveal

Ancestry of “otewrzeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicotъvertito open
2Proto-Slavicvertito shove, to thrust, to push into; to curve
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwérˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwerH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werH- →