Where does “odmówić” come from?

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

odmówić (Polish): to say no, to deny, to reject

Definitions

  1. to say no, to deny, to reject

Ancestry of “odmówić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishodmówićto say no, to reject, to deny
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 odmówić →