Where does “cięglem” come from?
cięglem (Polish) comes from Polish ciągle, from Polish ciągły, from Polish ciągnąć, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
Ancestry of “cięglem”, step by step
cięglem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish ciągle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ciągle | still, always; constantly, continuously |
| 2 | Polish | ciągły | persistent, repeated; continuous, unbroken;... |
| 3 | Polish | ciągnąć | to pull; to drag, to draw, to haul; to give a... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tęgnǫti | to pull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tengʰ- | to pull; to be heavy, difficult |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |