Where does “odszkodowanie” come from?

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

odszkodowanie (Polish): damages; money awarded as legal remedy for material losses; compensation

Definitions

  1. damages; money awarded as legal remedy for material losses; compensation

Ancestry of “odszkodowanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishodszkodowaćto pay damages
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- →