Where does “odczekiwać” come from?

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

odczekiwać (Polish): to hold off

Definitions

  1. to hold off

Ancestry of “odczekiwać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishodczekaćto hold off
2Polishod-un-, re-; away; indicates a routine or ritual...
3Old Polishod-indicates movement away; away
4Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Polish od- →Every word from Old Polish od- →
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