Where does “obstawić” come from?

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

obstawić (Polish): to surround, to hem in, be around

Definitions

  1. to surround, to hem in, be around

Ancestry of “obstawić”, 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
Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Polish ob- →Every word from Old Polish ob- →