Where does “odbywać” come from?

odbywać (Polish) comes from Old Polish odbywać, from Old Polish od-, from Proto-Slavic otъ-.

odbywać (Polish): to hold, to put on, to organise; to attend

Definitions

  1. to hold, to put on, to organise; to attend

Ancestry of “odbywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishodbywaćto reject a plaintiff's claims
2Old Polishod-indicates movement away; away
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Old Polish od- →Every word from Old Polish odbywać →