Where does “pożegnać” come from?

pożegnać (Polish) comes from Polish żegnać, from Middle High German segenen, from Old High German seganōn, from Latin signāre, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

pożegnać (Polish): to bid farewell, to bid goodbye

Definitions

  1. to bid farewell, to bid goodbye

Ancestry of “pożegnać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżegnaćto bid farewell, to bid goodbye; to take one's...
2Middle High Germansegenen—
3Old High Germanseganōn—
4Latinsignāre—
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “pożegnać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Italic seknom →Every word from Latin signum →