Where does “oświadczyć” come from?
oświadczyć (Polish) comes from Old Polish oświadczyć, from Old Polish świadczyć, from Old Polish świadek, from Proto-Slavic *sъvědъkъ, from Proto-Slavic *sъvěděti.
oświadczyć (Polish): to declare, to announce
Definitions
- to declare, to announce
Ancestry of “oświadczyć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | oświadczyć | to publicly announce, to make a statement |
| 2 | Old Polish | świadczyć | to testify |
| 3 | Old Polish | świadek | witness |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *sъvědъkъ | witness |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *sъvěděti | — |