Where does “otępiały” come from?

otępiały (Polish) comes from Polish otępieć, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

otępiały (Polish): stulted, dull-witted, stupefied

Definitions

  1. stulted, dull-witted, stupefied

Ancestry of “otępiały”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishotępiećto become stulted, to become numb
2Polish-ecA masculine suffix
3Old Polish-ecforms nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -ec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →