Where does “nieśpieszny” come from?
nieśpieszny (Polish) comes from Polish śpieszny, from Polish śpieszyć, from Proto-Slavic spěšiti, from Proto-Slavic spěxъ, from Proto-Slavic spěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic spḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
nieśpieszny (Polish): deliberate, slow
Definitions
- deliberate, slow
Ancestry of “nieśpieszny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | śpieszny | hasty, hurried |
| 2 | Polish | śpieszyć | to hurry, to hasten, to rush, to speed, to make... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | spěšiti | hurry |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | spěxъ | haste |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | spěti | to advance, ripen, hurry |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | spḗˀtei | to be able to manage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |