Where does “ciężeć” come from?

ciężeć (Polish) comes 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.

ciężeć (Polish): to become heavy

Definitions

  1. to become heavy

Ancestry of “ciężeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCiężkiheavy
2Old Polishciężkiheavy
3Proto-Slavictęžьkъheavy
4Lithuaniantinguslazy
5Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “ciężeć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Lithuanian tingus →