Where does “dojrzeć” come from?

dojrzeć (Polish) comes from Old Polish źrzeć, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

dojrzeć (Polish): to look after, to tend to

Definitions

  1. to look after, to tend to

Ancestry of “dojrzeć”, step by step

dojrzeć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish źrzeć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishźrzećto look; to ripen
2Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Old Polish doźreć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishdoźreć

Words derived from “dojrzeć

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrětiEvery word from Old Polish źrzeć