Where does “niedługo” come from?

niedługo (Polish) comes from Polish niedługi, from Old Polish niedługi, from Old Polish nie-, from Old Polish nie, from Proto-Slavic ne, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē, from Proto-Indo-European né — not; no.

niedługo (Polish): soon

Definitions

  1. soon

Ancestry of “niedługo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishniedługinot long, short
2Old Polishniedługishort
3Old Polishnie-generic negation prefix, used for adjectives, adverbs and participles; un-, dis-, -less, non
4Old Polishnienegation particle; no, not
5Proto-Slavicnenot
6Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
7Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European né →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nē →Every word from Proto-Slavic ne →