Where does “bezdrożny” come from?

bezdrożny (Polish) comes from Old Polish bezdrożny, from Old Polish droga, from Proto-Slavic dorga, from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- — to tug, to stretch; to pluck.

bezdrożny (Polish): wayless

Definitions

  1. wayless

Ancestry of “bezdrożny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishbezdrożnywayless
2Old Polishdrogaroad, way; path
3Proto-Slavicdorgapath, road; way
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanderHgʰ-to tug, to stretch; to pluck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European derHgʰ- →