Where does “dzierżyć” come from?

dzierżyć (Polish) comes from Old Polish [[dzierżeć]], [[dzirżeć]], from Proto-Slavic dьržati, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dzierżyć (Polish): to hold, wield

Definitions

  1. to hold, wield

Ancestry of “dzierżyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polish[[dzierżeć]], [[dzirżeć]]—
2Proto-Slavicdьržatito hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “dzierżyć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьržati →Every word from Old Polish [[dzierżeć]], [[dzirżeć]] →