Where does “obowiązać” come from?

obowiązać (Polish) comes from Polish ob-, from Old Polish ob-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

obowiązać (Polish): to bind, to oblige

Definitions

  1. to bind, to oblige

Ancestry of “obowiązać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishob-prefix added to verbs for the aspect of space -...
2Old Polishob-prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around
3Proto-Slavico(b)-over

Words derived from “obowiązać”

Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Polish ob- →Every word from Old Polish ob- →
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