Where does “wkrótce” come from?

wkrótce (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish krótce, from Lower Sorbian krotki, from Proto-Slavic kortъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

wkrótce (Old Polish): soon

Definitions

  1. soon

Ancestry of “wkrótce”, step by step

wkrótce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish krótce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishkrótcebriefly; shortly
2Lower Sorbiankrotkishort
3Proto-Slavickortъkъshort
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kerd-to move, sway, swing; to dance, jump; to move,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Old Polish w

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishwdenotes illative movement; into
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “wkrótce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerd- →