Where does “nicestwieć” come from?

nicestwieć (Polish) comes from Polish nicestwo, from Polish nić, from Old Polish nic, from Proto-Slavic nitь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

nicestwieć (Polish): to be lost, to perish

Definitions

  1. to be lost, to perish

Ancestry of “nicestwieć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnicestwonothingness
2Polishnićthread
3Old Polishnicnothing
4Proto-Slavicnitьthread
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnítis—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)nh₁itis—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)nh₁itis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nítis →