Where does “ostrzyć” come from?

ostrzyć (Polish) comes from Polish Ostry, from Proto-Slavic ostrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ostrzyć (Polish): to sharpen, to make sharp

Definitions

  1. to sharpen, to make sharp

Ancestry of “ostrzyć”, step by step

ostrzyć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Ostry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishOstrysharp
2Proto-Slavicostrъsharp
3Proto-Balto-Slavicaśrassharp
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱróssharp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Polish strzyc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstrzycto shear, to cut, to clip, to trim; to fleece
2Proto-Slavicstriťito cut (hair, fleece, grass), to shear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “ostrzyć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic aśras →