Where does “odpowiadanie” come from?

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

odpowiadanie (Polish): answer, reply, response

Definitions

  1. answer, reply, response

Ancestry of “odpowiadanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishodpowiadanieanswer, reply, response
2Old Polishodpowiadaćto answer, to reply
3Old Polishod-indicates movement away; away
4Proto-Slavicotъ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic otъ- →Every word from Old Polish od- →Every word from Old Polish odpowiadać →