Where does “obwąchać” come from?

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

obwąchać (Polish): to sniff around, to sniff thoroughly

Definitions

  1. to sniff around, to sniff thoroughly

Ancestry of “obwąchać”, 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 “obwąchać”

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