Where does “doczepka” come from?

doczepka (Polish) comes from Polish doczepić, from Polish czepić, from Polish -ić, from Old Polish -ić, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

doczepka (Polish): trailer, tagalong

Definitions

  1. trailer, tagalong

Ancestry of “doczepka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdoczepićto hitch, to attach
2Polishczepićto attach, to hook
3Polish-ićforms causative verbs
4Old Polish-ićforms verbs
5Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Polish -ić