Where does “cieszyć” come from?

cieszyć (Polish) comes from Old Polish cieszyć, from Proto-Slavic těšiti — to calm, to soothe, to suckle, to quieten.

cieszyć (Polish): to gratify, to gladden, to please

Definitions

  1. to gratify, to gladden, to please

Ancestry of “cieszyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishcieszyćto console, to make not sad
2Proto-Slavictěšitito calm, to soothe, to suckle, to quieten

Words derived from “cieszyć”

Every word from Proto-Slavic těšiti →Every word from Old Polish cieszyć →