Where does “żądać” come from?

żądać (Polish) comes from Old Polish żędać, from Proto-Slavic *žę̄dàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

żądać (Polish): to demand

Definitions

  1. to demand

Ancestry of “żądać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishżędaćto desire, to crave
2Proto-Slavic*žę̄dàtito wish (in cardinal sense), to long for, to crave in South, East Slavic
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “żądać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend- →Every word from Proto-Slavic *žę̄dàti →