Where does “polegać” come from?

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

polegać (Polish): to hinge on, to depend on, to come down to, to lie, to consist of, to be based on

Definitions

  1. to hinge on, to depend on, to come down to, to lie, to consist of, to be based on

Ancestry of “polegać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpolegaćto lie
2Old Polishpo-perfectivizing prefix
3Proto-Slavicpo-after
Every word from Proto-Slavic po- →Every word from Old Polish po- →Every word from Old Polish polegać →