Where does “otrzeć” come from?

otrzeć (Polish) comes from Polish o-, from Old Polish o-, from Proto-Slavic o(b)- — over.

otrzeć (Polish): to wipe away, to mop, to dab

Definitions

  1. to wipe away, to mop, to dab

Ancestry of “otrzeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polisho-prefix indicating a perfective verb
2Old Polisho-appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make
3Proto-Slavico(b)-over

Words derived from “otrzeć”

Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b)- →Every word from Polish o- →Every word from Old Polish o- →
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