Where does “pognać” come from?

pognać (Polish) comes from Old Polish pognać, from Old Polish po-, from Proto-Slavic po- — after.

pognać (Polish): to rush, to hurry, to hustle

Definitions

  1. to rush, to hurry, to hustle

Ancestry of “pognać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpognaćto make someone leave
2Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
3Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish pognać →