Where does “ośmielać” come from?
ośmielać (Polish) comes from Polish ośmielić, from Polish śmiały, from Proto-Slavic sъmělъ, from Proto-Slavic sъměti, from Proto-Slavic sъ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.
ośmielać (Polish): to embolden, to encourage
Definitions
- to embolden, to encourage
Ancestry of “ośmielać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | ośmielić | to embolden, to encourage |
| 2 | Polish | śmiały | daring, bold; third-person plural nonvirile past... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъmělъ | daring, audacious, bold |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sъměti | to dare |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sъ- | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |