Where does “odpowiadać” come from?

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

odpowiadać (Polish): to answer; to reply; to respond

Definitions

  1. to answer; to reply; to respond

Ancestry of “odpowiadać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishodpowiadaćto answer, to reply
2Old Polishod-indicates movement away; away
3Proto-Slavicotъ-—

Words derived from “odpowiadać”

Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Old Polish od- →Every word from Old Polish odpowiadać →