Where does “napiąć” come from?

napiąć (Polish) comes from Polish piąć, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

napiąć (Polish): to tense physically, to strain, to tighten

Definitions

  1. to tense physically, to strain, to tighten

Ancestry of “napiąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiąćto climb, to ascend; to trail
2Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
4Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

Words derived from “napiąć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →