Where does “dźwignąć” come from?
dźwignąć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic dvignǫti, from Proto-Slavic dvigati, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)vigъ, from Proto-Slavic d(ъ)va — 2.
dźwignąć (Polish): to lift
Ancestry of “dźwignąć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | dvignǫti | to lift, raise |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dvigati | to raise, lift, move up |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)vigъ | branching, buttress serving as lever |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | d(ъ)va | 2 |