Where does “ściężeć” come from?

ściężeć (Polish) comes from Polish ciężeć, from Polish Ciężki, from Old Polish ciężki, from Proto-Slavic tęžьkъ, from Lithuanian tingus, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

ściężeć (Polish): to become heavy

Definitions

  1. to become heavy

Ancestry of “ściężeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishciężećto become heavy
2PolishCiężkiheavy
3Old Polishciężkiheavy
4Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
5Lithuaniantinguslazy
6Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
7Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Lithuanian tingus →