Where does “obwąchiwać” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to sniff around, to sniff thoroughly

Ancestry of “obwąchiwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobwąchaćto sniff around, to sniff thoroughly
2Polishob-prefix added to verbs for the aspect of space -...
3Old Polishob-prefix added to verbs to mean surrounding, around
4Proto-Slavico(b)-over
Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)-Every word from Polish ob-Every word from Old Polish ob-