Where does “powściągnąć” come from?

powściągnąć (Polish) comes from Polish ciągnąć, from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

powściągnąć (Polish): to bridle

Definitions

  1. to bridle

Ancestry of “powściągnąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishciągnąćto pull; to drag, to draw, to haul; to give a...
2Proto-Slavictęgnǫtito pull
3Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “powściągnąć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tęgnǫti →