Where does “odwdzięczyć” come from?

odwdzięczyć (Polish) comes from Polish wdzięk, from Polish dzięki, from Polish dzięka, from Old Polish dzięka, from Middle High German danc, from Old High German danc, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

odwdzięczyć (Polish): to requite, to return the favor

Definitions

  1. to requite, to return the favor

Ancestry of “odwdzięczyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwdziękcharm, grace
2Polishdziękithanks; thanks to; thanks!
3Polishdzięka—
4Old Polishdziękathanks, gratitude
5Middle High Germandanc—
6Old High Germandanc—
7Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “odwdzięczyć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Old High German danc →