Where does “doświadczyć” come from?

doświadczyć (Polish) comes from Polish świadczyć, from Old Polish świadczyć, from Old Polish świadek, from Proto-Slavic *sъvědъkъ, from Proto-Slavic *sъvěděti.

doświadczyć (Polish): to experience

Definitions

  1. to experience

Ancestry of “doświadczyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishświadczyćto witness; to be indicative, to be a sign of, to indicate, to prove, to evince, to testify, to betoken, to bear witness to, to speak to
2Old Polishświadczyćto testify
3Old Polishświadekwitness
4Proto-Slavic*sъvědъkъwitness
5Proto-Slavic*sъvěděti

Words derived from “doświadczyć

Every word from Proto-Slavic *sъvědětiEvery word from Proto-Slavic *sъvědъkъEvery word from Old Polish świadek