Where does “czepić” come from?
czepić (Polish) comes from Polish czepiec, from Old Polish czepiec, from Proto-Slavic *čepьcь — bonnet.
czepić (Polish): to attach, to hook
Definitions
- to attach, to hook
Ancestry of “czepić”, step by step
czepić traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish czepiec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | czepiec | bonnet |
| 2 | Old Polish | czepiec | bonnet |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *čepьcь | bonnet |
via Proto-Slavic čepiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čepiti | to hang, to hook |